Kin of missing to move SC

Relatives of five youth killed by security personnel in Kaule VDC-4, Nuwakot said they are filing a writ petition at the Supreme Court Monday demanding that they be provided compensation and the guilty be punished. Similarly, Gopal Prasad Lamichhane, whose son Khet Prasad Lamichhane was also killed by security personnel on Dec 8, 2001 in Bageshwori VDC-3 in the district is also filing a case in the apex court Monday.

A security patrol from District Headquarters Bidur had shot dead five innocent teenagers Pari Man Tamang, 17, Jit Bahadur Tamang, 19, Chandra Bahadur Tamang, 16, Kanchha Man Tamang, 14, and Chandra Bahadur Tamang aka Chotta, 17, on Nov 27, 2002. The youth were shot dead while they were returning home after attending the death ritual of their relative in Burdung Danda at about 1:20 a.m.

Relatives of the deceased have come to Kathmandu from Nuwakot to approach the apex court. Human Rights and Democratic Forum (FOHRD) financially assisted them to come to Kathmandu and file a case seeking justice.