SC show cause on Pariyar death

The Supreme Court Tuesday issued a show cause notice, asking the government why it had not taken action against the security personnel responsible for the death of human rights activist Dayaram Pariyar some eight months ago.

The single bench of justice Ram Prasad Shrestha issued the notice, responding to a writ petition filed by advocate Ratna Bahadur Bagchand on Monday. "Submit written details on why no action has yet been taken against the security man involved in Pariyar's killing," the SC order said.

A police team, including Police Inspector Prakashraj Sharma, had opened indiscriminate fire at Janak chowk of Janakpur in April this year. The firing had killed Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Ram Chandra Yadav on the spot and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) official Pariyar died four days later while undergoing treatment in Kathmandu.

After a probe it carried out, the NHRC had recommended to the government to press criminal charges against the security man who had shot Pariyar. But the government has not taken any action against the allegedly guilty policeman.