District Court Tanahun ordered the release of 45-year-old Achitkumar Shrestha of Ghasikuwa-1, Nahala and his two daughters, Aradhana, 17, and Puja, 13, and two locals of Bhanumati VDC-4, 28-year-old Kalpana Shrestha and 47-year-old Keshav Shrestha on a bail of Rs 10,000 for each.[break]
The five were accused of thrashing 27-year-old Maya Bishwakarma on December 25 when she was about to fill water from a public tap.
DSP Gautamraj Kattel said that all the accused were released on Sunday following the court´s order.
Stating that she was thrashed and beaten just for being a dalit, the victim had filed a case against the Shrestha family on December 27.
Bishwakarma received treatment nearly 20 hours after the incident at Damauli Hospital.
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