Kathmandu, August 8
A prominent human rights activist says the recent killing by police of two men accused of abducting a child in Bhaktapur amounts to extra-judicial murder and the perpetrators should face their actions’ consequences.
Activist Charan Prasain, in an interview with Onlinekhabar said, that the ‘encounter’ at Ghyampe Danda was fake. He also called on the National Human Rights Commission to take the incident seriously.
“This is a very serious incident. I would like to say that abducting a child is a heinous crime. But this does not mean that the police can kill people accused in criminal cases. This looks like a fake encounter,” he added. “This is something we cannot accept.”
Prasain said that if police officials involved in the incident are not punished, anyone could be killed in the name of encounter. “Nepal’s constitution does not have provisions for capital punishment and no one has the authority to kill.”
Families appeal to NHRC
Meanwhile, the families of the alleged abductors went to the National Human Rights Commission and filed a complaint against police claiming the two were murdered.
They have demanded that the national human rights watchdog investigate into the case and reveal the truth.
