Kathmandu, August 23
Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa says the government will form a committee to investigate the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Bhimdutta Nagar, Kanchanpur.
Thapa, who was addressing lawmakers from Province 7, said that the government has taken the case seriously and a committee will soon be formed to investigate the crime,
The lawmakers have demanded that the government form a hi-level committee to look into the incident. Home Minister Thapa told the lawmakers that a decision would be made public later on Thursday.
The lawmakers, meanwhile, have also demanded that the government not interfere in spontaneous public protests demanding justice for Pant.
