KATHMANDU, Aug 22: The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to deploy a team to investigate the Kanchanpur incident. SSP Vikram Chand will lead the team for the investigation, according to the secretary at the ministry, Prem Kumar Rai
Probe committee formed to investigate Kanchanpur incident
On Monday, police had arrested Dilip Singh Bista (41) of Bagfata, Bhimdutta municipality-19, a mentally ill person, for raping and murdering Nirmala Panta. Locals have accused the police of making a mentally-ill patient an escape goat and hiding the real culprit.
Residents of Bhimduttanagar shutdown bazaar area and cordoned the District Administration Office, traffic post office and Dashrath Chand Chowk among others as they continued their protests demanding the police to nab the real culprit behind Nirmala's death. To disperse the crowd, police baton-charged at protesters and fired tear gas shells. The agitators said that unless the real culprit was found, they would continue their protests.
