Bhairahawa, July 21
Police of Rupandehi district on Friday decided to file a murder attempt case against five persons for their alleged involvement in beating up a local woman in Sammarimai Rural Municipality of Rupandehi district.
The resident of Sammarimai-6 was beaten up recently for having a relationship with a lower-caste man. Her family was also forced to pay a fine of rs 100,000.
Video clips of the torture had gone viral on social media yesterday, forcing police to launch an investigation.
Following the probe, police decided to file the case against five locals, says SP Rabindra Dhanuk.
Meanwhile, the District Police Office also decided to take a departmental action against Inspector Udaya Singh Sijapati, Chief of Marchawar Area Police Office, for not informing the DPO about the case on time.
