Nepal

Eleven children rescued

KathmanduPati October 21, 2020

HUMLA : Eleven children who were in dire condition at a children’s home in Kathmandu have been rescued. The children from several districts including Humla were at the Sahara International Children’s Hoe and care Child Home in Kathmandu.

The Himali Nabin Samaj, an organisation which has been working in the sector of children, rescued these children and sent them back to their families. Seven of the rescued children have been sent back to their relatives in Nepalgunj and Kathmandu while four of them have been reunited with their family here in Humla.

It has come to light that the relative of the children’s family had taken the children to Kathmandu stating that they would be provided free education up to Grade 12. They had also taken Rs 40 thousand from the family of every child.
The Budhanilkantha Municipality, ward number 11 in Kathmandu had first rescued the children and placed them in the Himali Samaj, said Mangal Lama, an official at the Samaj.