गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ NHRC demands fair investigation on Chitwan school incident Politics NHRC demands fair investigation on Chitwan school incident KathmanduPati March 05, 2024 File Photo KATHMANDU – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded the government authorities to conduct fair investigation on the death of a 13-year-old Shalin Pokhrel, an 8th grader at Ekata Sishu Niketan Boarding School, Chitwan. The guilty one behind the case must be taken action, it added. Issuing a press release on Monday, NHRC spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokhrel urged the government for fair investigation. NHRC also requested all sides concerned not to involve in the activity that impacts investigation. Police have been carrying out investigation on the incident that the 8th grader Pokhrel was allegedly found dead, hanging herself in the school hostel at Tandi, Chitwan on February 24. The human rights watch body has also written to the concerned agencies including Ekata Sishu Niketan Boarding School informing that it had also initiated investigation. The TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj has been requested for postmortem report. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Cabinet appoints Yangki Ukyab as investment board CEO Govt, activist Ranabhat reach 19-point agreement South Korean envoy bids farewell to Nepal Nepali lawmakers seek probe into Tarai unrest Nepal plans higher LPG imports, tightens distribution Nepal urged to reform MSME insurance, lending policies Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020
