The victims have formed a struggle committee led by Hem Sagar Dhakal, who was also injured in the incident, to press the government to take action against the guilty. The committee has warned of strong protests if the accused were not put on trial immediately.
It has also demanded to compensate the victims and arrange free treatment for the injured.
Some of the injured have not recovered yet and are facing hard times to earn a living. Out of desperation, Gopal Chandra Gautam of Belbari-4 committed suicide two months ago. He had lost his hearing capacity due to bullet injury in the ear.
A probe panel led by then Parliamentarian Pari Thapa had recommended compensating the families of the deceased with Rs 1 million, disfigured persons with Rs 600,000, injured ones with Rs 75,000 and those with minor injuries with Rs 25,000. But the victims are said to have received a compensation far less than the recommended amount.
A group of Nepal Army personnel from Belbari Base Camp had lifted a 22-year-old local woman, Sapana Gurung, from her house and killed her after raping her nearby a telephone tower on April 25, 2006. The next day, the army opened fire on demonstrators and left seven dead and nearly five dozen locals injured.
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