Saptari, July 23
The government of Province 2 has formed a panel to investigate into a violent incident in Maleth of Saptari in 2017 March. Five cadres of then Madheshi Morcha were killed in a police firing in the incident.
The National Human Rights Commission had concluded its investigation into the case and made public its report recently. Some sections of the society including the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal had claimed the NHRC report did not dig out the truth. The RJPN is a member of the Province 2 ruling coalition.
In this context, a meeting of the Provincial Council of Ministers on Monday formed the three-member committee led by Internal Affairs and Law Minister Gyanendra Yadav. Social Development Minister Nawal Kishor Sah and Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperative Minister Shailendra Sah are members of the panel.
The team has been mandated to carry out an independent investigation and submit its report to the government within next 15 days.
