KIMATHANKA (SANKHUWASABHA), Sept 14: Fifteen people including seven police personnel accused of being responsible for the deaths of two inmates in the District Prison, Sankhuwasabha, have been remanded into custody for further investigation into the case.

District Court Sankhuwasabha's Registrar Ram Chandra KC said that they are accused of beating two inmates to death.

Assistant Sub Inspector Laxmi Chaudhary, security guard Suman Gurung, security guard Daman Singh Rai, Head Constable Raj Kumar Shrestha, Constable Pawan Kumar Mahato and security guard Nusan Rai are the security personnel who stand accused of the two murders.

A hearing on the case was conducted by the bench of District Judge Teknath Gautam on Wednesday, said KC.  The court ordered seven security personnel to Dhankuta and eight others who are inmates at the prison itself have been sent to Tehrathum.

Eight legal practitioners participated in the hearing from both sides. Inmates facing the charge of being responsible for the deaths are Ram Karki, Anish Sharma Kattel, Sachin Rai, Suman Sarumagar, Tikaram Chauhan, Nabin Kumar Rai, Min Bahadur Tamang and Indradhoj Ghimire.

During the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the inmates - Binod Tolangi, 20, of Madi Municipality-5 in Sankhuwasabha district and Aakash Balami, 28, of Kakani Rural Municipality-7 in Nuwakot district died after being being beaten by the security force and a group of inmates on August 9 following their failed attempt to flee the prison.

(RSS)

 
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