A. Taking: Forced disappearances and quashed habeas corpus bids
1. Anjan Kumar Rawat, a 51-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested by security force personnel on 7 July 1998 while he was walking to Goal Bazaar of Siraha District. He was allegedly arrested for being a Maoist. His whereabouts are unknown.
2. Antaram Tharu, a 36-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Manpur, Tapara-1, Bardiya District, was arrested at around 3pm by Armed Police Force personnel while he was sleeping at his home on 14 October 2002. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court on 21 October 2003 was quashed.
3. Arjun Maharjan, a 33-year-old glassware shopkeeper at Kuleshwor, Nayabasti, for the last 13–14 years and resident of Kirtipur-5, Sagal Tole, Kathmandu, was arrested at the Vegetable Market of Kalimati by two plain clothes security personnel around midday on 29 October 2003 while buying vegetables. His arrest is believed to be due to political affiliations.
4. Arjun Ojha, a 32-year-old teacher and permanent resident of Goganpani-6, Dhading District, was arrested while walking on the road in Kalimati at around 2pm on 25 March 2004 by a group of security personnel from Kathmandu. His whereabouts are unknown.
5. Ayodhya Prasad Godiya, a 20-year-old school student and permanent resident of Gangapur-4, Banke District, was arrested by joint command troops of Sonbarsa base camp in Banke District at around 7am on 31 November 2003. His whereabouts are unknown. A habeas corpus writ petition filed on his behalf on 20 January 2004 is still under consideration of the Supreme Court.
6. Babita (a.k.a.) Mina Chaudhary, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Hapure-7, Dang District, was arrested in the jungle by security force personnel on 23 February 2002 while searching for wood. Her whereabouts are unknown, as is the reason for her arrest.
7. Bagha Ram Tharu, a 23-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Pipaltari, Motipur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested and taken away from his house by Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 22 August 2002. The security force personnel numbered around 150 and laid siege to the house while around ten of them entered and searched. Bagha Ram was woken from his sleep and told to follow the soldiers to attend a meeting. When he refused, he was told that he would be released immediately and then two of them took his hands and forcibly removed him. His whereabouts are unknown since then.
8. Baikuntha Bhujel, a 25-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Jivanpur-9, Dharke of Dhading District, was taken from his house at around 1am on 3 November 2003 by four security personnel while he was engaged in a memorial ritual for his deceased uncle Ram Saran Thapa. They took him from his house after beating him. They did not charge him with anything. It was the second time he was arrested. Since then he has not returned to home. A habeas corpus writ on his behalf is pending before the Supreme Court.
9. Balkishun Tharu, a 37-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magragadi-9 was arrested at his house by security personnel from Rambhapur Check Post, Bardiya District, at about 7am on 23 February 2002. A habeas corpus writ on his behalf was quashed by the Supreme Court on 25 June 2004.
10. Basu Budhathoki, a 40-year-old attendant at a government office of Achham District and permanent resident of Khalanga-5, Salyan District, never returned home after leaving his duties for the election of 1992. His family does not have any information about him and is not sure if he is alive. Due to family problems, his wife has been staying at her maternal home.
11. Bhagiram Tharu, a 26-year-old permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-4, Bardiya District, was arrested by a group of 50 armed and uniformed security force personnel from Tapara Barracks in Manpur at around 10am on 20 October 2002 while harvesting paddy with friends. The family does not know why he was arrested. His whereabouts have been unknown since then. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 25 August 2004.
12. Bhaguti Tharu, a 42-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-2, Bardiya District was arrested in front of his family members at around 3am on 11 April 2002 by about 40–50 armed security force personnel who surrounded and entered his house. His whereabouts are unknown since then. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 27 August 2004.
13. Bharat Chaudhary, a 19-year-old permanent resident of Suryapatuwa-9, Bardiya District was arrested by 20–25 armed security force personnel who came to his house from Thakurdhaur at around 9am on 30 March 2002 while he was chopping wood. He was arrested in front of his neighbours and taken away. The family does not know why he was arrested; he had recently returned home after working in India for a couple of years. He has been missing since. The habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf is still pending in the Supreme Court.
14. Bharat Raj Poudel, a 25-year-old schoolteacher and permanent resident of Lekhnath-11 was arrested by a group of six plain clothes security personnel around midday on 16 September 2004 at the New Light Boarding School, Ekantakuna Kaski, Lekhnath-8, allegedly for being a Maoist. Six plain clothed security personnel came to the school and told a staff member, Dhan Kumari, that they were looking for Bharat Poudel. When he came, they took him towards the school gate saying that they needed to ask him something. After that, they put him into a cream-coloured van parked about 50 metres away and drove towards Pokhara. When the School Principal and President of the Kaski District Private and Boarding School Organization went to see the Chief District Officer, Kaski about the case, the Acting CDO Mr. Krishna Prasad Lamsal told them that Bharat was being kept in Bijaypur Barracks, No.3 Bahini, Kaski District. The following day, September 17, the victim’s wife, Sharada Devi Poudel, went to the District Administration Office with several others, but received the same reply. They then went to the Bijaypur Barracks on September 18 and September 21, but were not allowed to see Bharat. The reason of his arrest is unknown, however his brother is in hiding because of links with the Maoists, and the family believes that this may be the reason.
15. Bhim Bahadur K C, a 44-year-old permanent resident of Pipalneta-5, Salyan District is missing since he surrendered himself to the District Administration Office on 26 December 2002. He went missing together with Dil Bahadur K C, aged 28. [See full details in body of report.]
16. Bhim Bahadur Tharu, a 40-year-old permanent resident of Dhadhawar-3, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 20 security force personnel who came by van from Rambapur Check Post at around 8:15pm on 17 April 2002. He was sleeping when the security force personnel entered his house after surrounding it. His family members do not know why he was arrested. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 26 August 2004.
17. Bihari Lal Godiya, a 60-year-old ex-civil servant and permanent resident of Gangapur-4, Banke District, was arrested at his house by a group of seven armed security force personnel who came from Sonbarsha Barracks at around 7am on 31 October 2003. He was arrested in front of his family, blindfolded and taken away. The reason for his arrest and whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf is pending before the Supreme Court.
18. Binod Rai, a member of a local human rights organisation and permanent resident of Dharan-11, Sunsari District was abducted by an unknown group of people from his house on 7 November 2003. He has been missing since.
19. Bir Bahadur Budha, a 38-year-old permanent resident of Binauna-4, Banke District, was arrested by Border Police Office personnel, Jayapur, Banke District on 19 July 2001 while walking on the road in search of his son, who had been missing for some days. Bir Bahadur has not returned home since then.
20. Bir Bahadur Oli, a 56-year-old farmer and resident of Gucchapur, Mahadevpur-2, Banke District, was arrested by uniformed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at his house around midnight on 6 December 2002. The troops asked Bir Bahadur about Ashok and Dilaram, residents of his village who had disappeared about 2-3 years earlier. When he said that he did not know anything about them, his hands were tied behind his back and he was taken away. On December 10, the family inquired about Bir Bahadur at the Chisapani Barracks and Kohalpur Area Police Office but obtained no information. When they inquired at the Armed Police Force office on December 18, again no information was provided. Nothing has been known of him since.
21. Birendra Yadav, a 36-year-old permanent resident of Biratnagar-18, Morang District, was arrested at his house by a group of plain clothes security force personnel of Rani Area Police Office, Morang District, at around 9am on 27 April 2003. The cause of his arrest was unknown to his family. He has been missing since then.
22. Birju Chaudhary, a 24-year-old permanent resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested around midday by armed security force personnel who came in a van from Radhasur Barracks, Ghorahi, Dang District on 1 April 2002, as he was walking to the Telephone Office. He was arrested for an unknown reason and he has been missing since. The habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf was quashed by the Supreme Court on 10 March 2004.
23. Bishnu Prasad Subedi, a permanent resident of Indrapur-7, Morang District, was arrested at his house by plain clothes security personnel who came by van from the Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari District, on 6 November 2003. The reasons for his arrest and subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
24. Bramadin Godiya, a 14-year-old schoolboy and permanent resident of Phattepur-9 was captured by local people from Gangapur-4, Banke District, and handed over to the joint command base camp at Sonbarsa, Banke District, around midday on 9 November 2003. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
25. Budani Chaudhary, a 17-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Suryapatuwa-9, Bardiya District, was arrested at a farm by about 30 security force personnel at around 9am on 30 March 2002 while harvesting pulses with her friends and grandfather. She was arrested without being informed of a reason and her whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on her behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
26. Chail Bihari Loniya, a 40 year-old farmer residing in Hirminiya-1, Banke District, was arrested at his house by personnel from Banke District Police Office around 6am on 1 August 2004, on charges of causing a public offence. On August 27, the District Administrative Office set bail for his release and he deposited the bail amount and was released accordingly. However, as soon as he stepped out from the office where he had paid his bail amount, he was re-arrested by officers from the same District Police Office and taken away. On November 23, a court release order was issued, but he was not set free. His whereabouts remain unknown since. [See full details in body of report.]
27. Chaitya Lal Chaudhary, a 27-year-old permanent resident of Dhadhawar-8, Bardiya District, was arrested along with his 18-year-old wife Sita Janaki Chaudhary by security force personnel who came in two vans on 20 December 2001 while they were returning home from a cousin’s house. Both husband and wife have gone missing since their arrest.
28. Chillu Tharu, an 18-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house before his family members by 20-25 armed security force personnel around midnight on 11 April 2002. The family does not know his whereabouts or reason for arrest. A habeas corpus petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf.
29. Chunawa Tharu, a 36-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested in front of his wife and daughter by about 50 armed and uniformed security force personnel from Tapara Barracks, Manpur District at around 9am on 20 October 2002, while ploughing his farm. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter and taken away from his house. His whereabouts are unknown since then. A habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 24 August 2004.
30. Dataram Timsina, vice president of the Progressive Writers Association of Morang and permanent resident of Sanischurre-9, Morang District, was seized by unknown people on 27 September 2003 while attending a meeting at Barghachhi, Biratnagar. He was arrested for an unknown reason and has gone missing since his arrest.
31. Deepak Rokka Chhetri, a 30-year-old a masters degree student and permanent resident of Taratal-7, Bardiya District, was arrested at Bandarghoria at about 1pm on 25 May 2002 by police deployed from the police post of Dhodhari. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
32. Devi Bahadur Rai, a teacher at Panchakanya Secondary School and permanent resident of Dharan-11, Sunsari District, was abducted from his house by an unidentified group on 6 November 2003. He has been missing since his abduction.
33. Devi Raj Karki, a 21-year-old male permanent resident of Indrapur-7, Morang District, was arrested at his house by a group of 20–25 soldiers who came by van from Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari District, on 6 November 2003. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
34. Dhan Maya Chaudhary, a 25-year-old social worker residing in Nauwasta, Banke District, disappeared after reporting to the Chisapani Barracks on the morning of 15 January 2002. She has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
35. Dhaniram Tharu, a 22-year-old teacher and permanent resident of Dhadhawar-7, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by four armed security force personnel from Rambapur Check Post at around 7am on 9 April 2002, allegedly for being a Maoist supporter. He has been missing since then. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 24 August 2004.
36. Dhaniram Tharu, a 17-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 60-70 armed security force personnel at around 1am on 12 May 2001. The troops initially cordoned off his house from all sides and then entered to arrest him. The family members do not know the reason for his arrest nor his whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
37. Dharma Raj Maharjan, a 19-year-old grade 9 student at Rudrayani Secondary School, Khokana, and permanent resident of Khokana-6, Lalitpur District, was arrested at the local Sikhali Temple by about 15 armed and uniformed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers (two wearing black balaclavas) at around 4am on 23 September 2003. The troops said he would be freed after interrogation. His mother insists that he was not involved in any political activities and used to help his elder brother doing various jobs in his spare time. His whereabouts are unknown to the family.
38. Diamond (a.k.a.) Promod Chaudhary, a 29-year-old permanent resident of Madhali-5, Sunsari District, was arrested by armed security force personnel of the Eastern Pritana Headquarters at around 5am on 16 December 2003 while on a morning walk. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
39. Dil Bahadur Baniya (a.k.a.) Bhimsen, a 19-year-old shopkeeper and permanent resident of Lekhnath-11, Kaski District, was arrested by six plain clothes security personnel at around 12:15pm on 16 September 2004 at his shop by the Lekhnath-8 bus depot. When he came out of the shop in bare feet the security personnel told him to get his slippers, put him into a van without further discussion, and drove towards Pokara Municipality. The next day, his mother, Belmaya Baniya, went to the District Administration Office with some people to find out what had happened to her son. The Chief District Officer, Kaski told them that the army had taken him into custody, but he could not provide any further information. On September 21, she went to see him again along with 25–30 villagers, and this time was told that her son had been detained in the Bijaypur Barracks and would be released after investigations. However, the family was not able to meet him.
40. Dil Bahadur KC: see Bhim Bahadur K C.
41. Dukhiya Tharu, a 45-year-old farmer residing in Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested in the Katari Bazaar in the afternoon of 14 April 2002 by a group of police. He was later transferred to the Taraghari Barracks, but his family could not get contact with him and don’t know why he was arrested. Some people have said that he has been killed already. [See full details in body of report.]
42. Durgaraj Gautam, a 30-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Deurali-2, Kolia, Nawalparasi District, was arrested at his house by about 25-26 troops of the First Rifle Battalion, Kawasoti, Nawalparasi, at about midnight on 20 February 2004. He is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
43. Gagan Bahadur Gharti, a 21-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-6, Banke District, was arrested along with his three brothers at about 5am on 10 May 2002 at their home by about 15 police from the police post of Kohalpur Banke. The policemen returned the dead body of one brother to the family on June 27, claiming that he had died of illness. Two others were released from Nepalgunj Prison on August 30, but Gagan is still missing. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 18 June 2003.
44. Gangaram Limbu, a 20-year-old permanent resident of Itahari-6, Morang District, was arrested by a group of plain clothed security force personnel from Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari on 8 November 2003. He has gone missing since his arrest.
45. Gita Thapamagar, residing in Gherun, Gorkha District, was arrested by the police on 1 January 1999 and has not been seen since. Her mother did not complain because she was worried that if she did then she also would be taken into custody and perhaps disappeared.
46. Govinda Ghimire, a 21-year-old intermediate student studying at the Pashupati Campus, Chabahil, and permanent resident of Bethan-1, Ramechhap District, was arrested at his house in Chabahil, Kahtmandu, at about 9am of 30 August 2003 by three out-of-uniform soldiers. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court; meanwhile, he was recently reported to be in Sundarijal Prison.
47. Gopal Dangal, a 25-year-old permanent resident of Govindapur-1, Morang District, was taken by an unknown group on 16 October 2003 and has been missing ever since.
48. Hari Bahadur Nepali, a 32-year-old mentally retarded permanent resident of Dhanwang-3, Salyan District, was arrested alongside the Kimchaur Water Tank at about 8am on 11 December 2001 by an army patrol. His whereabouts are still unknown. [See full details in body of report.]
49. Hari Dangal, a 40-year-old teacher and resident of Indrapur-6, Govindapur, Morang District, was arrested on 25 September 2003 by 6-7 plain clothes security force personnel who gave chase after he left a tea shop hurriedly. His whereabouts are still unknown. [See full details in body of report.]
50. Hari Saran Thapa, a 38-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Jivanpur-9, Dharke, Dhading District, was arrested in his house on 30 January 2004 by two soldiers and has been missing since. During the arrest, others cordoned off the house from outside. The reason of his arrest is unknown. Mr. Thapa survives by his wife Sarada Thapa, four children and his parents. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
51. Hariram Chaudhary, a 25-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested by 40-50 armed security force personnel under the command of Mahendra Thapa from the Rambapur Check Post at his house around 3am on 9 August 2002. The security force personnel initially cordoned off his house and then nabbed him and took him away. The family does not know the reason for his arrest or his whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
52. Harka Lal Thapa, a 41-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Liwang-1, Harighatani, Rolpa District, was arrested at his house by Joint Security Force personnel at around 2pm on 25 March 2002. After arresting him, the security force personnel took him with them and severely tortured him along the way. Harka has not returned home since. The family thinks he has been already killed.
53. Hikmat Bista, a 21-year-old grocer, was arrested by about eight police under Inspector Govinda Thapalia from the police post of Kohalpur, Banke District, at about 11pm on 26 April 2003, while at his in-laws’ house in the same village. He is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
54. Hira Singh Bhatta Magar, a 22-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Daudhakala-3, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 40-50 uniformed security force personnel at around 1am on 23 May 2002. Before taking him away, the security force personnel tortured Hira Singh severely in front of his family. He has gone missing since then. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
55. Hitkala Dangi, a 34-year-old farm labourer was sleeping in a barn near Mahdevpuri-3, Banke District with her sister-in-law 32-year-old Jayakali Khatri on the night of 16 December 2003 when some security personnel from Chisapani Barracks disguised as Maoists took them away. They were not seen again, and are believed to have been killed the following morning, but their bodies have never been recovered. [See full details in body of report.]
56. Indra Bahadur Aryal, a 38-year-old shopkeeper and permanent resident of Tasarpu-5, Dhading District, was residing in Dhakre-3 of the same district with his wife and children when he was arrested because of Maoist political affiliations by 50-60 security force personnel at around 12:30pm on 11 November 2003. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
57. Jagana Tharu, a 33-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 50-55 security force personnel under the command of Mahendra Thapa from Rambapur Check Post at around 9pm on 11 August 2002, for allegedly providing food to the Maoists. He has been missing since his arrest. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
58. Jagatram Tharu, a 35-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 20-25 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers around 9pm on 11 July 2002. He has been missing since then. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
59. Jahir Ali Sai, a 30-year-old farmer and resident of Bankattee-4, Banke District, was arrested by about 100 uniformed army personnel who surrounded his house at around 5am on 21 August 2004. They searched the house but they did not find anything. Finally, they arrested both Jahid Ali and 40-year-old Madan Kurdi, who was also in the house, and took them to the south side of the village. Jahid has been missing since.
60. Jayakali Khatri: see Hitkala Dangi.
61. Jimdar Kewat, a 16-year-old resident of Betahani-5, Banke District, was arrested by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Kali Dal Gana (Kalidal Battalion) No. 2 Field, Barracks Fultekra, Nepalgunj, Banke District, along with his 50-year-old father Keshu Ram Kewat, in the night of 15 April 2004. After their arrest they were blindfolded and loaded into an army vehicle and taken to the Fultekra Barracks. A habeas corpus writ in the Appeals Court, Nepalgunj, resulted in the court ordering their release. However, both were rearrested immediately after their release, and another writ has been filed in the same court on their behalf. [See full details of case in body of report.]
62. Jighu Tharu, a 48-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 50-60 armed security force personnel from Rambapur Check Post, Bardiya, at around 9pm on 11 August 2002. The reason for his arrest and whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
63. Jhurri Teli, a 16-year-old resident of Belhiya-7, Banke District, was arrested by the plain clothes security forces from Nepalgunj-16 at about 7am on 9 September 2004 while on his way to get a medical check-up and buy some medicines for a headache. He was released under an order from the Appeals Court on November 28, but immediately rearrested. His whereabouts since are unknown.
64. Kaliram Tharu, a 14-year-old resident of Mohamadpur-8, Bardiya District, was minding cattle and playing with his friends at around 3pm on 25 April 2002 when they were taken by 50-60 uniformed and armed Joint Security Force personnel on accusation of being Maoists. They were tortured on one side of the village, before being taken to the district police office. At around 7pm, three of them, including Kaliram, were taken to the east of the village in a van. They did not come back. [See full details in body of report.]
65. Kalpati Tharu, a 28-year-old permanent resident of Motipur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested by 50-60 Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 22 August 2002, after they surrounded her house and told her to follow them to attend a meeting at Pipalbot, dragging her out when she refused. Her whereabouts since are unknown. She was reportedly charged for being a Maoist supporter.
66. Kaluram Tharu, a 22-year-old permanent resident of Motipur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested by about 150 Joint Security Force personnel who surrounded his house at about 3am on 22 August 2002, whereupon roughly eight soldiers entered and started investigating. They asked Kaluram his name and told him to go with them to attend a meeting, after which he would be released. When he said that he didn’t want to go with them, two officers took his hands and forced him to go. His whereabouts since are unknown. The family and villagers are unaware of why he was taken.
67. Kamal Rijal, a 21-year-old permanent resident of Pathari-5, Morang District, was arrested by security force personnel at around 1pm of 17 October 2003 at Pathari-2, Lama Tole in Morang. He was reportedly arrested for being a Maoist. His whereabouts are still unknown.
68. Kamala Chaudhary, a 16-year-old student and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by 40-50 armed security force personnel who surrounded her house close to 1am on 12 May 2001. About seven of them then entered the house and dragged her away. Her parents do not know why their daughter was arrested, or her whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition on her behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
69. Karna Bahadur Tharu, a 20-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Nauwasta-8, Banke District, was arrested by armed security force personnel at around 5:30pm on 14 August 2002 while returning to his house from the market. He was reportedly arrested for being a Maoist supporter. His whereabouts remain unknown since his arrest.
70. Kedarnath Rupakhati, a 19-year-old student and permanent resident of Kawalpur-4, Dhading District, was arrested by a group of four armed security personnel in plain clothes at around 4pm on 30 November 2003 while drinking tea in his sister’s room at Kuleshor, Kathmandu. His whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
71. Keshav Bahadur Basnet, a 31-year-old nursing home manager in Neulapur-4, Sonpur, Bardiya District, was arrested at about 4pm on 11 March 2002 by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Barakh Gan, Thakurdwara, Bardiya. He was beaten with firewood and blindfolded while being arrested. His whereabouts are since unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
72. Keshav Kumar Chaudhary, a 17-year-old grade 7 student and permanent resident of Harichandapur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested at around 3am on 11 April 2002 by 100-150 soldiers of the joint command, while sleeping in his grandfather’s house. One of his cousins was also taken some distance, but she was released; Keshav is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
73. Keshu Ram Kewat: see Jimdar Kewat.
74. Khadga Bahadur Pun, a 48-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Aaot-1, Rolpa District, was arrested while shaving his beard at his house by security force personnel on 10 December 2001. Before taking him away, the security force personnel roughed him up before the entire family. The family is unaware of the reason for his arrest and his whereabouts since.
75. Khim Lal Chaudhary, a 23-year-old student of Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj and permanent resident of Khairichandanpur-6, Bardiya District, was arrested by armed security force personnel on 15 April 2001 at the Nepalgunj Bazaar, while returning to his house. He has been missing since.
76. Khim Lal Gaire, a 35-year-old permanent resident of Pavannagar-3, Ghamake, Dang District, was arrested at his house by 10-12 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 6am on 19 November 2002, on accusations of being a Maoist. The following day, Radio Nepal announced that a terrorist had lost his life in an encounter with the army. Khim Lal is still missing; it remains unclear as to whether he was the person referred to in the radio broadcast or not.
77. Kiran Maharjan, a 28-year-old occasional mechanic and mason residing in Kirtipur-14, Chobhar, Kathmandu, was arrested at the ground floor of his house by 4–5 security personnel in civilian dress at around 6:30am on 15 November 2003. The men said that he was needed for some enquiries before taking him away; his whereabouts since are unknown.
78. Kishwor (a.k.a.) Phaluram Tharu, a 24-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Nauwasta, Baniabhar, Banke District, was arrested while guarding the rice barn near his house by armed uniformed soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Chisapani Barracks around midnight on 18 November 2003. His whereabouts since are unknown, and his family does not know why he was arrested. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
79. Krishna Bahadur Budhathoki, a driver and permanent resident of Pokahari Chauri-9, Kavrepalanchok District, was arrested by three out-of-uniform armed security force personnel around midnight on 7 May 2004. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
80. Kuber Aapaghain, a 23-year-old permanent resident of Uralabahari-2, Morang District, was seized by unknown people on 16 October 2003 and has gone missing since then. The reason for his arrest is unknown.
81. Lalbihari Tharu, a 24-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Motipur-2, Pipaltari, Nevada, Bardiya District, was arrested at around 3am on 22 August 2002 by security personnel who surrounded his house and ordered the door to be opened immediately. They searched his house, arrested him and took him away. Since then, no information has been available on his whereabouts.
82. Lauti Chaudhary, a 20-year-old permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was taken from her uncle’s house by 12-15 armed security force personnel around midnight on 12 May 2001. The family does not know why she was arrested or where she is now. A habeas corpus petition filed on her behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 25 August 2004.
83. Laxman Tharu, a 26-year-old carpenter and permanent resident of Shivapur-9, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 25 armed security force personnel from Thakurdhwar Barracks at around 2pm on 8 March 2002, as he was making a bed to give as a present for his sister’s marriage. He was accused of being a Maoist and taken away. He has not been seen since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
84. Likha Ram Tharu, a 21-year-old grade 9 student and resident of Mohamadpur-8, Bhainsahi, Bardiya District, was taken from the Pritana Headquarters, Imamnagar Ranjha, Banke District by one Captain Ramesh, a former employer. He was detained and tortured in the Chisapani Barracks before disappearing. [See full details in body of report.]
85. Lochan Dhamala, a student at the Shri Sukuna Campus residing in Dangihat, Morang District, was arrested by security force personnel on 7 October 2003 while in the Itahari Bazaar. Although many people witnessed the incident, no one could say where he was taken. He has gone missing since his arrest. The cause of his arrest is also not known.
86. Magaram Tharu, a 23-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Motipur-2, Pipaltari, Nevada, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about seven security force personnel at around 3am on 22 August 2002. They also searched his house before taking him away. No information has been made available on his whereabouts.
87. Mahendra Oli, a 16-year-old student of Trivuwan School, Kohalpur-2, Banke District, and permanent resident of Khara-8, Rukum District, was arrested by security force personnel of the Jamuna Police Office, Nepalgunj, while returning from India on 27 April 2002. His whereabouts since have been unknown. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 28 January 2003.
88. Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old student at the Bhagawati Higher Secondary School and permanent resident of Kharelthok-6, Kavrepalanchok District, was taken from her house by about 15 soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army instead of her mother, whom the soldiers had come looking for at around 6am on 17 February 2004. Despite repeated interventions by her family and teachers, Maina was taken into the Shanti Gate army barracks at Dhulikhel with another girl. According to some reports, she was tortured to death; however, her body has never been returned to her family. [See full details in body of report.]
89. Mangru Tharu, a 30-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Badalpur-4, Bardiya District was arrested at his house in front of his wife by armed security force personnel from Manpur Barracks, Bardiya District, at around 1pm on 22 October 2002. The family does not know why he was arrested or what has happened since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
90. Manju (a.k.a.) Dauni Chaudhary, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Narayanpur-2, Dang District, was arrested by security force personnel of the Ghorahi Barracks on 15 December 2002 while she was sleeping in Padam Pandey’s house with her friend 19-year-old Sita Chaudhary. Both girls have gone missing since their arrest.
91. Manoj Kumar Dutta, a 40-year-old pharmacy owner and permanent resident of Janakpur-9, Dhanusa District, was arrested at his house by a huge group of out-of-uniform police at around 9am on 3 October 2003. His friend Ram Chandra Karna was also nabbed from his house along with him. Before the police took them, they were severely beaten. They were accused of being Maoists and have not been seen since.
92. Mohammad Zakhir Sheikh, a 38-year-old permanent resident of Sohanpur-9, Banke District, was arrested by 4–5 armed and uniformed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at his shop in the Bhurigaon Bazaar of Neulapur, Bardiya District, at around 4:30pm on 13 April 2002. His wife Ati Ul Sheikh and his brother Abdul Kadir Sheikh have said that inside the army van the soldiers tore off Mohammad’s clothes and blindfolded him. He was taken away in the van and has not been seen since.
93. Mohan Chaudhary, a 20-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by 40-50 armed security force personnel who surrounded and entered his house at around 1am on 12 May 2001. His family does not know why he was taken or what has happened to him. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 26 August 2004.
94. Moti Lal Tharu, a 40-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Badalpur-3, Bardiya District, was arrested in the field where he was working with his neighbours by around 25 armed security force personnel from Manpur, Tapara Barracks, at around 4:30pm on 22 October 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
95. Mukunda Sedhai, a 35-year-old businessman and permanent resident of Jivanpur-6, Dhading District, was arrested by three armed security personnel in plain clothes at around 3pm on 30 November 2003, while drinking tea in a shop at Bhamshen Sthan, Kathmandu. He is now believed to be held in an army barracks, as one of the personnel there gave a letter with his handwriting to his wife on 17 January 2004. But his family has not been allowed to meet him and his real circumstances are still unknown.
96. Nabin Gurung, a resident of Rupakot-6, Kaski District, was arrested at his fish shop at around 7am on 13 September 2004 by security force personnel who had randomly fired in the area. They accused him of being a Maoist supporter, and he has not been seen since.
97. Naniram Kafle, a 23-year-old farmer residing in Nauvise-1, Tharke, Dhading District, was arrested at his house by about 50 personnel of the Joint Security Force at around 10:30am on 21 September 2004, who said he would be returned after five days. He has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
98. Nar Bahadur Budha, a 22-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-6, Banke District, was arrested at his house in front of his whole family by around 15 armed security force personnel of Kohalpur Area Police Office, Banke at about 5am on 10 June 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter and has not been seen since. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 10 October 2003.
99. Navaraj Bhandari, a 38-year-old businessman and permanent resident of Bidur-9, Agutar, Nuwakot District, was taken from the office of Jugal Business Group by 6–7 soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army at about 3:30pm on 21 July 2004. He has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
100. Navaraj Thapa, a 30-year-old grocery shopkeeper and permanent resident of Thakre-2, Charkilo, Dhading District, was arrested at his neighbour’s house by a small group of Royal Nepalese Army soldiers on 11 November 2003. He has not returned home since then. The reason for his arrest is not known.
101. Navaraj Thapa, a 34-year-old Maoist and permanent resident of Rampur-2, Udayapur District, was arrested by security force personnel on 28 March 2002 while sheltering in Triyuga School at Gaigat, after three years underground. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
102. Nepali Tharu, a 15-year-old permanent resident of Bhimapur-7, Bardiya District, was arrested by 60-70 security personnel of joint command deployed from a temporary camp at Manpur, Bardiya District on 7 January 2003. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
103. Nirmal Chaudhary, a 19-year-old agricultural labourer and permanent resident of Manau-9, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 100 Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Thakurdwara Barracks at around 5am on 25 February 2002. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 29 November 2004.
104. Palchang Lama, a 30 year-old driver and permanent resident of Hoksha-5, Kavrepalanchok District, was arrested by security force personnel at around 8am on 16 May 1999 while he was walking in Kathmandu Bagbazar area. His whereabouts and the reason for his arrest remain unknown.
105. Patiram Tharu, a 39-year-old male permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 20-25 armed security force personnel who surrounded it at around 3:30am on 11 April 2002. He was forcefully taken away and his whereabouts have been unknown since then. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
106. Phul Raj Chaudhary, a 28-year-old resident of Nauwasta-8, Banke District, was arrested and beaten at his house by 12–15 Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 4am of 30 August 2002, who accused him of being a Maoist. They told his wife, 24-year-old Dhaniya Chaudhary, that they would set her husband free if she gave herself to them for sex. When she refused, they took her husband away. Staff at the Chisapani Barracks later denied his arrest. The family has not received any information about him since. [See full details in body of report.]
107. Phularam Tharu, a 26-year-old pemanent resident of Manpur, Tapara-8, Bardiya District, was taken from his house by troops of the Royal Nepalese Army after they surrounded it and pulled him from his bed on 20 October 2002. The soldiers said he was a Maoist and took him away. According to the family, he was taken to Tapara Barracks for four days. He is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
108. Pralahad Waiba, an 18-year-old grade 9 student at the Shri Krishna Secondary School, was marched away before his classmates and teachers by about 50-60 soldiers from the Farping Check Post at around 11:30am on 1 March 2004. He has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
109. Pratik Shrestha, a permanent resident of Madumalla-5, Morang District, was arrested by plain clothes security force personnel on the morning of 1 November 2003 after he let the Maoists build a Martyr’s Gate memorial in his field. He has gone missing since his arrest.
110. Pratima Gautam, a 23-year-old resident of Sitapur-7, Banke District, was arrested at the house of Mangal Prasad Teli in Udharapur-2 by 10-12 police from the Area Police Office of Dhanauli, Banke District, under command of Inspector Khemraj Rawat, on 1 December 2002. Before arresting her they surrounded the house and fired indiscriminately, at which time Pratima was wounded in her leg. Her whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on her behalf was quashed on 31 October 2003.
111. Prem Prakash Chaudhary, a 25-year-old driver and permanent resident of Manau-8, Banke District, was arrested in front of his family by 40-50 armed security force personnel who surrounded and then entered his house at around 1am on 12 May 2001. The family does not know why he was arrested or his whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 25 August 2004.
112. Purushotam Chudal, a 22-year-old student and permanent resident of Shurunga-9, Jhapa District, was arrested by a large group of armed security personnel in plain clothes who surrounded the house of a friend where he was staying at around 9am on 23 December 2003. Five personnel came in and took him away in the direction of the Charali Barracks. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court; meanwhile, family members have recently been allowed to meet him in the barracks after he was found to be there.
113. Radhu Lal Tharu, a 19-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 60-70 armed security force personnel at around 1am on 12 May 2001 after they had cordoned off the house from all sides. His family knows nothing about why he was arrested or where he is now. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 27 August 2004.
114. Raj Bahadur Tharu (a.k.a.) Chaudhary, a 19-year-old carpenter and permanent resident of Nauwasta-8, Banke District, was arrested at his house by about ten armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Chisapani Barracks at around 4am on 30 August 2002. After arresting Raj Bahadur, the soldiers kicked him with their boots over his entire body, blindfolded him, tied his hands at his back and then took him away. They also beat his frail father with rifle butts, causing him to fall sick for several days. His 21-year-old wife Rupa Tharu was verbally abused. Raj Bahadur has not returned home since his arrest. The family is unaware of his whereabouts. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 31 October 2004.
115. Raj Kumar Pariyar, a 25-year-old garment worker and permanent resident of Jitpur-Phadi-4, Kathmandu, was arrested by security force personnel from the Jagadal Barracks while he was walking on the road in Macchapokhari Balaju. The reason for his arrest and his whereabouts remain unknown to his family and friends. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 16 November 2004. [See full details in body of report.]
116. Raj Kumar Tharu, a 23-year-old permanent resident of Badalpur-1, Bardiya District, was arrested by 30-40 armed security force personnel on 17 July 2002 while returning home from the market after repairing his CD Player. The family is unaware of the reason for his arrest, and his whereabouts since.
117. Rajan Kumar Chaudhary, a 22-year-old permanent resident of Dhadhawar-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by armed security force personnel from Bhimkali Barracks, Chisapani Barracks at around 6am on 20 December 2002 while taking part in a marriage ceremony. His family knows nothing about why he was arrested or where he is now. A habeas corpus petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf.
118. Rajani Chaudhary, a 16-year-old permanent resident of Suryapatuwa-4, Bardiya District, was arrested at her house by five security force personnel around midday on 16 April 2002, on accusations of being a Maoist supporter. She has gone missing since her arrest.
119. Rajaram Tharu, a 39-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Sitapur-7, Banke District, was arrested by 15–17 Royal Nepalese Army troops deployed from Bhimkali Barracks, Eastern Chisapani, Banke District, after he was shot in the leg by the soldiers while irrigating a field at around 10pm on 3 July 2002. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 1 December 2004.
120. Rajdev Mandal, a 46-year-old teacher and permanent resident of Magadagadi-1, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 20 armed security force personnel at around 1am on 30 October 2002. Rajdev has gone missing since then. His family does not know why he was taken.
121. Rajendra Lamichhane, a 25-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Bhadratar-3, Nuwakot District, was arrested by 50-60 armed uniformed soldiers from Adhikari Tole at around 10am on 14 October 2003, while he was returning home with his uncle and about seven other villagers from Furkashalla-4 in the same district. His arrest is believed to be due to his political affiliations.
122. Rajeshyam Tharu, a 30-year-old permanent resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by a large group of armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Manpur Tapara Barracks at around 2am on 21 October 2002. His family knows nothing about why he was arrested or where he is now. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 26 August 2004.
123. Raju Tharu, a 26-year-old farmer and resident of Magadagadi-4, Bardiya District, was arrested by five armed security force personnel while sleeping at his home around 6am on 17 August 2002. His fate is unknown since his arrest. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 25 June 2004.
124. Ram Bahadur Basnet, a 26-year-old male attendant at the Shri Shanti School, Patan, Bhaldhoka Lalitpur, and permanent resident of Shahchok-1, Thulo Shirbari, Sindhupalchok District, was arrested at his quarters at the school by about 15 armed and uniformed security force personnel at around 8:30pm on 3 October 2003. He was taken in front of his family and has been missing since.
125. Ram Bharosha Tharu, a 30-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested by 12–15 armed and uniformed security force personnel at his house and in front of his family at around 9pm on 11 August 2002. The family is unaware of the reason for his arrest and his whereabouts since.
126. Ram Chandra Karna: see Manoj Kumar Dutta.
127. Ram Karan Chaudhary, a 21-year-old farmer and resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his home by 30-35 members of the joint command deployed from the temporary camp at Manpur Tapara, Bardiya District, around midnight on 20 October 2002, after they broke open the door. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
128. Ram Karan Tharu, a 17-year-old student at the Manpur Tapara Secondary School residing in Manpur, Tapara-8, was arrested by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at 11pm on 20 October 2002. The soldiers assured his father that they would release his son the next day, and told the family to stay inside, locking the door from outside. They took took away Ram Karan without saying why. The next day his mother went to the Manpur Tapara Barracks but the soldiers shouted at her to go back home, saying they would send her son the followiing day. However, Ram Karan never returned.
129. Ram Kishan Tharu, a 23-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-1, Bardiya District, was arrested by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 1am on 30 September 2002, while sleeping on the verandah of his house. His family was not told the reason for his arrest, even when they asked. Another person released from custody of the Bhimkali Dal Barracks, Chisapani, claims that Ram Kishan was detained together with him there, but the soldiers deny this. His whereabouts have remained uncertain since the date of his arrest. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
130. Ram Prasad Acharya, a 48-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Nauvise-1, Dhading District, was arrested at his house by 50-60 security force personnel from No. 6 Baireni Barracks at around 3:45am on 11 November 2003. His whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court. [See full details in body of report.]
131. Ram Prasad Chaudhary, a 26-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-1, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 20-25 armed security force personnel at around 3am on 2 September 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter. His whereabouts since his arrest are unknown.
132. Resham Gharti, a 34-year-old permanent resident of Bijauri-6, Dodhare, Dang District was arrested by Joint Security Force personnel at his house around midday on 31 May 2002, allegedly for being a Maoist supporter. He has been missing since his arrest and no information has been made available regarding his whereabouts.
133. Resham Karki, a 35-year-old attendant at the Bal Binod School of Natole-20, Lalitpur, Patan, a permanent resident of Thulo Shirbari, Shahchok-1, Sindhupalchok District, was arrested at his quarters on the school premises by about ten armed and uniformed security force personnel at around 7:30pm on 3 October 2003, while having a meal with his family. His whereabouts since are unknown.
134. Runcha Tharu, a 29-year-old permanent resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 12-13 armed security force personnel from the temporary camp of Manpur Tapara at around 11pm on 21 October 2002. He was dressed only in undergarments when arrested and was not allowed to wear any other dress. When his family went to ask about him at the temporary camp, the staff gave no information. His whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus writ on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
135. Ruplal Chaudhary, a 49-year-old teacher and resident of Dhadhawar-7, Bardiya District, was arrested and assaulted at his house around 7pm on 5 January 2002 by seven armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Bhimkali Barracks, Eastern Chisapani, Banke District. His sister Urmila Chaudhary was also taken with him but was released after some distance. Ruplal is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
136. Sagunlal Chaudhary, a 52-year-old teacher at Jansewa Secondary School residing in Dhadhawar-9, Bardiya District, was arrested by 30-35 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Bhim Kali Dal Barracks, Chisapani, Banke District at around 4pm on 27 December 2001, while he was returning home from school. His 27-year-old son, Krishna Kumar Chaudhari, was also detained for five days in Bhimkali Barracks after being arrested on 6 January 2002, and says that he saw his father there. But his family was given no information about him when they went to visit. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 29 February 2004.
137. Satya Narayan Parjapati, a 38-year-old lawyer and permanent resident of Jela-2, Bhaktapur District, was arrested by security force personnel on 26 April 2002 while drinking tea in the Banepa Bazaar, Kavrepalanchok District. His family members are unaware of his whereabouts and the reason for his arrest.
138. Sharad Kumar Chaudhary, a 20-year-old student residing at Hadami, Bijauri-6, Dang District, was arrested by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Ghorahi at the village of Pereni, in Hapure District, at 7am on 25 May 2002. He was arrested along with other persons in the village and was last seen being taken towards Ghorahi by bus. His family visited the barracks in Ghorahi twice, but could not find Sharad’s name in the different lists of arrested, detained and killed persons kept there. When the family inquired at the District Administration Office, Ghorahi, the officers also said they knew nothing. Sharad has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
139. Shova Ram Chaudhary, a 20-year-old permanent resident of Dhodari-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by personnel of the Area Police Office, Dhodari, Bardiya District, at around midday on 25 May 2002, while he had gone to the market to buy some things. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
140. Shri Ram Chaudhary, a 25-year-old permanent resident of Daudhakala-3, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house in front of his entire family by a huge group of armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 1am on 23 May 2002. He has not returned home since, and the family does not understand why he was taken away.
141. Shyam Chaudhary, a 35-year-old permanent resident of Duruwa-7, Dang District, was arrested at his mill at around 3:30pm on 6 September 2002 by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers accusing him of being a Maoist supporter. He has gone missing since then.
142. Sita Chaudhary: see Manju (a.k.a.) Dauni Chaudhary.
143. Sita Janaki Chaudhary: see Chaitya Lal Chaudhary.
144. Sita Ram Tharu, a 35-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-4, Bardiya District, was arrested near his house by security force personnel from the Chisapani Barracks at around 5pm on 16 December 2001. His whereabouts since are unknown.
145. Sohan Lal Chaudhary, a 35-year-old farmer and resident of Duruwa-5, Paharuwa, Dang District, was arrested at Chauwa Khola by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers on 6 September 2002. On September 11, Swargadhari FM broadcast news that he had been killed in an encounter with insurgents on September 10; however, the family has not yet received his body.
146. Soniram Chaudhary, a 15-year-old permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested in front of his parents by about four armed security force personnel who came into the house at 1am on 12 May 2001, as part of a larger group surrounding the outside. The parents do not know why their son was taken or what has happened to him.
147. Sujindra Maharjan, a 29-year-old lawyer living in Kirtipur-14, Takarcha Tole, Chobhar, Kathmandu, where he had been working for the last 7–8 years, was taken away from his house at around 11:30pm on 15 November 2003 by seven plain clothes security force personnel. The men said that they needed him to identify the house of Dev Bahadur Maharjan, but never took him there. In fact, the security force personnel had already raided Sujindra’s house twice looking for his brother, Pancha Lal, who is also a lawyer. After failing on the third attempt, they took the brother. Sujindra was known to have political views and connections with human rights groups. He has not been seen since the arrest. Though his wife has reportedly received a letter written by her husband and a phone call that mentioned him being in the Jagadal Barracks, no one has seen his face since he was arrested.
148. Suman Rai, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Damak-18, Jhapa District, was arrested by an unknown group of people at around 6am on 15 October 2003 nearby his house. The family has guessed that his captors may be security personnel; however, no one knows why he was arrested or where he is now.
149. Surendra Rai, a 40-year-old garment worker and permanent resident of Limba-4, Paththar District temporarily residing in Nakkhu-13, Lalitpur, was arrested while reporting to the Rajdal Barracks, Lagankhel, on 18 March 2004. It was the third time he was arrested in a month. He had already been held and beaten in February and earlier in March. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf is pending with the Supreme Court. [See full details in body of report.]
150. Surya Man Maharjan, a 34-year-old resident of Lalitpur-3, Lalitpur, was arrested at his house by 20–30 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at about 1:15am on 29 September 2003. They also searched the house and found nothing. They made his father sign a prepared document, without informing him of the contents. The told his wife that her husband would be released after 4–5 days, but his whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
151. Surya Prasad Sharma, a 39-year-old permanent resident of Baglung-2, Baglung District, was arrested at his house around 5am on 14 January 2002 by 10–12 Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Kalidal Barracks, Baglung, after surrounding the house. He was tortured and taken to a local army barracks. His wife persistently visited the barracks throughout January, and filed a habeas corpus writ in the Supreme Court over his arrest in early February. His case is still under consideration by the court. [See full details in body of report.]
152. Tanka Lama, a 31-year-old permanent resident of Govindapur-1, Morang District, was arrested at his house by plain clothed security force personnel on 19 October 2003, suffering from fever and diarrhoea. He was blindfolded and taken away. His whereabouts since are unknown, as was the reason for his arrest.
153. Tarkishwor Shah, a 29-year-old permanent resident of Bahuni-6, Morang District, was arrested at his house by plain clothed security personnel of Ilaka Police Office, Belbari, Morang, on 2 November 2003. He has since gone missing.
154. Tate-Ram Tharu, a 39-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house in front of his family by 40-50 armed security force personnel from Rambapur Check Post at around 3am on 9 August 2002. He was accused of providing food to the Maoists. He has been missing since then.
155. Tilak K C, a 22-year-old student at Mahendra Morang District Campus and permanent resident of Itahara-6, Morang District, was arrested by security force personnel from the District Police Office, Morang, on 27 September 2003. His whereabouts have since been unknown.
156. Titha Bahadur Thapa, a 22-year-old permanent resident of Daudakala-3, Bardiya District, was arrested by about 100 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Rambapur Check Post who surrounded his house at about 1am on 23 May 2002. The soldiers kicked him hard at the time of arrest. Five others were arrested in the village on the same day. His whereabouts are since unknown. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 30 November 2004.
157. Tulshi Ram Simkhada, a 41-year-old permanent resident of Dulari-5, Morang District, was arrested by an unknown group on 1 November 2003. The reason for his arrest and his whereabouts since are unknown.
158. Upendra Rai, a 25-year-old college student of Shri Sukuna Campus and permanent resident of Dandihat-6, Morang District, was arrested by the police at around 2pm on 12 September 2003 in the Itahari Bazaar. He was taken to the District Police Office, Morang, where he was kept for three days, during which time he was allowed to meet his family and relatives. However, on the fourth day he went missing, and his whereabouts have been unknown since.
159. Yagha Bahadur B K, a 19-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-3, Banke District, was arrested by three police from the Area Police Office, Kohalpur, Banke, around midday on 26 April 2002. His family members were not given any information about him since. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 25 June 2004.
160. Yagya Bahadur Budha, a 25-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-6, Banke District, was arrested at his house in front of his whole family by around 15 personnel of the Area Police Office, Kohalpur, Banke District at around 5am on 10 June 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter and has not been seen since.
B. Killing: Extrajudicial executions and faked encounters
1. Amrica Maurya (a.k.a.) Tharu, 27, was shot dead together with Chiddu Tharu (a.k.a.) Parsu Ram, 29, by disguised security forces for wearing star-printed bandannas around their heads at around 10am on 24 February 2002 at Dhaliya Nursery, Fattepur-1 Banke District, while they were en route to Fattepur from Binauna. The two were reportedly shot dead when they tried to run away. Chiddu Tharu was shot in his leg, shoulder and stomach. Although not completely dead, the group forced some people (Man Prasad Budha, Ram Dayal Tharu and Ram Sharan Tharu) to thrust him inside a sack. The security forces then dumped both bodies into the Rapti River.
2. Amrita Chaudhary, 22, was shot dead by an Armed Police Force unit that surrounded her as she was walking on a field path in Tulshipur-8, Dang District, at around 3pm on 12 October 2002.She was unarmed when she was killed. Chandri Bhattarai of Pawan Nagar, Mamake, Dang was also reportedly shot dead in the same incident. The bodies were not handed over to family members, and whether a post mortem was done or not is unknown.
3. Asha Ram Chaudhary, a farmer in Bargaddhi village, Trivuwan-3, Dang District, was shot dead by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Ghorahi along with ten other farmers at around 2:30pm on 28 November 2001. The soldiers captured the farmers as they were working in the barn of Krishna Regmi. They forced the men to lie face down on the ground and shot each at least four or five times. Then they collected the bodies, loaded them on a vehicle and took them to the Mahendra Hospital. The bodies were handed over to the families only six days later. The incident occurred three days after a state of emergency had been declared, so Radio Nepal broadcast that the men had been terrorists, not ordinary farmers. The other ten killed were Som Lal Chaudhary, Sit Lal Chaudhary, Rickman Chaudhary, Ram Bahadur Chaudhary, Rup Lal Chaudhary, Krishna Chaudhary, Prasad Chaudhary, Jagaman Chaudhary, Khusi Ram Chaudhary and Jogi Chaudhary.
4. Ashok Rai, Bharat Shrestha and Tanka Bahadur Thapa, of Sundarpur-6, 3 and 1 respectively, were arrested between 11–11:30am on 8 December 2001 and taken from their houses by policemen who entered their village in Morang District in two vans. After searching for them for a month, family and friends—including local political party leaders—found that they had been killed in a fake encounter.
5. Asuri Chaudhary, 24, was arrested, tortured and shot dead by Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldiers from Ghorahi while on his way back home after attending a dinner at his relative’s house in Laxmipur-4, Dang District, at around 7pm on 4 December 2002. The reason remains unknown.
6. Badri Khadka (a.k.a.) Deep, 29, was captured, tortured and killed by around 15 security personnel of the joint command from the Area Police Office in Rangeli, about five of them in plain clothes, in Jaljala-7, Sankhuwasava District, on 29 August 2004. They later disposed of his body.
7. Bagawata Dahal (a.k.a.) Bandana, 19, was arrested in Baguwa village, Sijuwa-4, Morang District, by 35-40 armed security force troops at around 8am on 17 April 2004 on allegations of being a Maoist. After arresting her, the security forces covered her face with a piece of cloth and took her towards Patnali village, through the jungle, where she was beaten until she bled from her entire body. She was finally slain after they took her to the bed of the Sardu River situated near the Patnali jungle at around 12pm.
8. Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad Dhobi, a 15-year-old student in grade 5, was killed along with four men, Munabber Khan, 25, Mohammad Khan, 30, Rajjab Khan, 25 and Mahendra Barma, 30, by security forces at around 6am on 3 April 2004. The group of about 12 personnel from the joint command came on bicycles and captured all five, of Sonpur-1, Banke District, while they were sleeping on the roof of the Ram Janaki Temple of Sonbarsha village. They tied the hands of the five behind their backs, forced them to lie on the road and beat them with batons and kicked them with their boots. They then told each of the men to run towards the fields in turn, and shot them in the head. Initially they spared Ram Prasad, but an officer from one of the two vehicles that arrived later shot him too. After that, they loaded the bodies into one vehicle and drove in the direction of Nepalgunj.
9. Bankaji Gurung and his 19-year-old brother Suresh Baral were shot by the security forces while coming back to their home in Pokhara, Kaski District at around 9:30pm on 12 December 2003. They had been to deliver a meal to their sister, who was being treated in a hospital, and were returning on a bike when they were shot near the Rastra Bank, at Bank Circle. Suresh died on the spot, and Bankaji died as a result of gunshot injuries. The sound of the gunshots caused the security forces stationed at surrounding government offices and residences to indiscriminately open fire for about an hour, thinking that the Maoists were attacking, causing damage to at least two dozen neighbouring houses.
10. Bharat Shrestha: see Ashok Rai.
11. Bir Bahadur Basnet and four other Maoists were shot in cold blood by Joint Security Force personnel under Royal Nepalese Army leadership in Ghahalu-5, Morang District, at 7pm on 30 December 2003, who then buried them in a common grave. One of the four was brutally tortured and shot dead, while the others were all shot and killed while sleeping. The other four persons were Menuka Chemjong, Mitra Prasad Bhattrai, Nagendra Pokharel and Rajendra Gautam.
12. Bir Kumar Singh, 32, was killed by police at around 7am on 2 September 2003 near the Dhangadhi Police Office in Siraha District. A post mortem was carried out in Lahan Hospital and the dead body was handed over to the family after they signed a paper. When the family members visited the office of the local Superintendent of Police regarding the matter they were told to file an application against the Maoists for Bir’s murder, otherwise they wouldn’t get any compensation. The family refused to comply.
13. Biraj Gurung, 22, and his two friends Sunil Gurung, 14, and Tirke Pragya, 18, were killed by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army at around 5am of 18 February 2004 while collecting alms from passing drivers to rebuild a damaged local temple in Kawilash-1, Jugedi Bazaar, Chitwan District. Two others, Anju Gurung, 18 and Khem Gurung, 21 were severely wounded.
14. Birendra Yadav, Ram Prakash Yadav and Ram Sagar Swornakar were suspected drug dealers arrested by three plain clothed police on 24 July 2002 a few metres from Ram Prakash’s house in Keshaha-6, while on their way to Dhangadi Bazaar. When the police stopped the men, one pulled out a pistol and aimed it at the officers. About a dozen other police came as reinforcements and tied the hands of the men behind their backs with towels. They also beat and punched them while arresting them. Then they took the three to Kashahachok, a kilometre north from where they were arrested. After that they were taken towards Dhangadi in a truck. However, the police took them out of the truck along the way to Dhangadi, at a place called Gahabar, where a temple of the goddess Devi is situated. They were offloaded from the vehicle, told to run, and when they did so, the police opened fire from their pistols. Two of them were killed near the temple and one near a maize field. Their bodies were not given to their families.
15. Bhishal Chaudhary and Jwala were shot dead by troops of around 50 armed security force personnel of the joint command deployed out of Sonbarsa Base Camp, Gangapur, patrolling in Fattepur-7, Banke District, at around 8am on 7 November 2004. At the time they had gone to the sweet shop, but when the troops approached from the south of the village, Jwala left his bicycle and hurriedly ran towards the fields located on the western side of the village. Bishal ran after him. Then the security personnel fired their guns and chased them, shooting them down near Vulkauwa Pond.
16. Bishwanath (a.k.a.) Nagendra Parajuli, Tomnath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang of Hasandaha, Morang District, were shot dead by security forces under the command of the Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari, on 28 September 2004. They were arrested among about 16 young men in total the day before, after a search of the village. The men were interrogated and beaten in the schoolyard overnight. The three victims were shot on the roadside the next morning. Four other persons, namely Ramesh Neupane, Purushottam Acharya, Raju Paswan and Mitthu Paswan, were taken away by the troops. After the executions, Radio Nepal reported that the men were Maoist terrorists who were killed in an encounter. However, the Maoists and families reported that only one of the three had any connection with them. The families of the dead were even too afraid to remove the bodies due to threats by the security forces; the evening after the killings some persons claiming to be Maoists came and removed them for burial.
17. Bouyalal Mura Kawari, a 40-year-old resident of Pateharwa-3, Pateharwa, Dhanusha District, was killed by security personnel after being arrested at his house around 3am on 17 October 2004, on charges of being a Maoist and providing food to Maoists. Although he tried to convince the security personnel that he had been a migrant worker in Arab countries for the last few years, they ignored him and took him to a place near Prasaitol, about one-and-a-half kilometres from his village. Then they shot him dead, took away his body and cremated it.
18. Chandi Bhattarai, an 18-year-old grade 8 student, was shot dead after being surrounded and captured by a unit from the Armed Police Force at around 3pm on 12 October 2002, while she was walking on a trail in the Chulesidamar area of Tulshipur, Dang District. Chandi had joined a revolutionary student group a month earlier, but was unarmed when she was shot dead.
19. Chandra Bahadur Kambang, a 16-year-old student and Chhatra Bahadur, a 17-year-old farmer, were brothers from Oyam-9, Likhyang who were shot dead by security personnel of the joint command deployed from Batukdal Gaon of Panchthar Jurpokhari as they were walking along Banduke Danda, Tharpu, on 20 August 2004.
20. Chandri Bhattarai: see Amrita Chaudhary.
21. Chhatra Bahadur: see Chandra Bahadur Kambang.
22. Chiddu Tharu: see Amrica Maurya.
23. Dal Bahadur Thapa, 35, and his wife Parvati Thapa, 30 were shot dead at their home in Kohalpur-6, Neulpur, Banke District, by around five soldiers at about 8:30pm on 10 September 2002 while they were sleeping. Their 10-month-old daughter also sustained bullet injuries in her stomach. They were accused of being Maoists because Dal’s brother Bir Bahadur Thapa, 25, and his sister, Tila Thapa, 21, had joined the rebels a month earlier.
24. Dambar Bahadur Oli, a 27-year-old farmer, was shot dead at Dhanwang near Khara Khola in Garpa-6, Salyan District, by soldiers at around 1am on 10 December 2002, on accusation of being a Maoist supporter. His 25-year-old wife Indrakala Oli died in February 2003 due to a pregnancy complication. The paternal grandparents of the two children are taking care of them.
25. Damber Bahadur Majhi, a permanent resident of Tribeni-6, Udayapur, was arrested along with his 22-year-old wife Harka Maya Majhi on the night of 21 October 1998 from a house owned by Magar in Sarai Ambasi by about 35 Armed Police. The police surrounded the house and arrested Damber Bahadur, Harka Maya and the landlord. All of them were shackled and taken in two different directions. Harka Maya and the landlord were taken to the Siraha District Police Office via the hills while Damber was taken towards Katari. The landlord was severely beaten on the way to Siraha. Harka Maya was released after four days upon signing a document. She did not know its contents. When she came back to her house she was shocked to learn that her husband had been killed after his arrest.
26. Dayanidhi Burma (a.k.a.) Ramesh, a 28-year-old resident of Khaskarkado-1, Bhujaigaon, Banke District, was killed by troops of the Royal Nepalese Army deployed from Western Pritana Headquarters, Imamnagar, Ranjha, Banke on 29 October 2004. About 50-60 armed security personnel, some of them in plain dress, took him from his house about 800 metres west, into paddy fields beyond a canal. At about 1am firing could be heard in the village coming from that direction, and after some time a group of security personnel came to Dayanidhi’s house. As there was nobody inside, they went to Radheshyam Burma’s house and told him that they had shot Dayanidhi Burma dead while he tried to escape near the canal.
27. Dev Kumar Acharya was shot dead after the security forces captured him at around 10am on 23 July 2002 in a field where farmers were planting rice in Khudunabari-3, Jhapa District, on suspicion of being an active Maoist. The soldiers surrounded the village and came for him alleging that he was supposedly meeting with another Maoist named Arjun. However, Dev was known in the village as opposing the physical punishments carried out by the Maoists.
28. Devi B K (a.k.a.) Jharna: see Dhalindra Basnet.
29. Devraj Regmi, a 37-year-old resident of Rampur-4, Shahipur, Dang District, was shot dead in Laxmipur-7 by Royal Nepalese Army troops at around 3pm on 26 March 2002 along with his friend. The men were killed as they tried to run away when a bomb exploded while they were going to buy an ox in the market. A third person was also shot dead in the incident.
30. Dhalindra Basnet, a 39-year-old permanent resident of Tara-4, Asmukhe, Baglung District, was killed by Royal Nepalese Army troops along with Devi B K (a.k.a.) Jharna, a Maoist activist, on 30 April 2004. Dhalindra, who was earlier the ward chairperson after running as an independent candidate in 1997, was arrested at a teashop on the morning of April 28 by four security personnel. At the time he was waiting for his breakfast with Saraswati Niure, with whom he was travelling to Bhima Pokara to decide his nephew’s marriage. Dhalindra was kept in the army camp at Bhat Khane Danda in Argal. The next day the security personnel took Dhalindra nearby his house and about five soldiers went inside and searched, but did not find anything. They also had Devi B K with them. The day after, they were taken to the forest of Rambuwa in Pandavkhani, via Hil, where they were shot dead, thrown into a ditch and covered with some leaves. Radio Nepal broadcast their names on 1 May 2004, saying that two Maoists, a man and a woman, were killed in Mahesh Khola, Baglung.
31. Dhan Bahadur Tamang: see Bishwanath (a.k.a.) Nagendra Parajuli.
32. Dhaniram Tharu, a 33-year-old resident of Baijapur-2, Belaspur village of Banke District, and his friend Jorilal Tharu, 30, of the same village, were killed by an Armed Police Force unit from Bageshwori Gaon and Kushum base camp on 29 September 2004. At the time the men were just doing their work as agricultural labourers on the farm of 70-year-old Dila Ram Dangi in Khaskusma-4, Premnagar, Banke.
33. Dharmendra Shah, a 24-year-old farmer and resident of Ghodaghawn-5, Rolpa District, was shot dead near a school some distance from his house by a Joint Security Force unit from Sangdobato Camp at around 5am on 22 October 2002. The troops took him from his house while he was sleeping, accused him of being a Maoist, and lynched him from a tree.
34. Dinesh Mahato, a 22-year-old resident of Ujjawlpur-3, Dhanusa District, was arrested at his house by 25–30 plain clothed security force personnel who surrounded the premises at around 2am on 9 January 2004. Dinesh was told to put on clothes, and his hands were tied behind his back. He was taken some 50 meters on the pretext of conducting an interrogation, before being shot dead on accusation of being a Maoist. The security forces took his body with them after killing him.
35. Ganesh Jarga, a 47-year-old resident of Bengadawor-3, Jamuniwas, Dhanusa District, was killed together with Rohit Kaphle, 35, in a field behind his house as they tried to flee from a large group of armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers who arrived in a truck at around 10am on 17 September 2003. Ganesh was accused of being a Maoist area commander while Rohit was accused of being an ordinary member. The soldiers took the bodies with them.
36. Ganga Gauchan, a carpenter living with his elder brother Dhan Bahadur Gauchan in Ratmata-9, Baglung District, was shot and killed with Pahalbir B K (a.k.a.) Pahalsingh, a 29-year-old local businessman and resident of Tara-5, Sangukot, Baglung, by four armed security personnel who came to Pahalbir’s shop on 13 September 2003. The group accused Pahalbir of associating with the Maoists, and pulled both men out of the shop while beating them. They took them west of the shop about 20–25 metres and killed them on the spot.
37. Ghan Shyam Kamat, a resident of Dadarbairiya-3, Morang District, was killed along with Sankar Sardar of Thalaha-5 and Holai Rajbansi, a former vice-chairperson of Katahari who had since become chief of the Morang District People’s Government (Maoist), by six armed ununiformed security personnel who entered Thalaha-2 on 2 April 2004. All three were unarmed, and were shot dead after being captured. Two others managed to escape. A few days later, official sources said that the Maoists were killed in security actions carried out in the area.
38. Govinda, aged 28, and two other men, Jagat, 25 and Manoj, 30, were captured and killed while sleeping at the house of Mata Prasad Burma, the former head of the Betahani Village Development Committee, by a Joint Security Force unit comprised of about 150 personnel at around 4am on 17 July 2004. The troops opened fire as they entered the house, injuring Govinda. Manoj and Jagat were killed as they attempted to flee. The security personnel prepared a statement from Govinda and forced him to put his thumbprint on it before shooting him in the head and chest. They also prepared a document that the three men were killed in an encounter with the army and forced some scared villagers to sign it.
39. Hari Shah, an 18-year-old student and resident of Mahadevpuri-2, Banke District, was shot dead nearby the Khas Udhyan Primary School by members of the Royal Nepalese Army from Bhimkali Barracks, Chisapani, on 2 October 2003, on suspicion of being a Maoist.
40. Helu Ram Chaudhary, a 20-year-old resident of Laxmipur-3, Belwa, Dang District, was shot dead along with seven friends by a group of Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 7:25pm on 4 December 2002 while celebrating the annual Harvest Feast after curfew.
41. Hem Raj K C, a 33-year-old resident of Tharmara-4, Salyan District and former village head was shot dead by police on 26 February 1998 at a mass meeting organised by the Revolutionary Student Group in Baghchaur Community Hall. He was killed when he raised his voice against the police as they began assaulting people in the crowd who had come to attend the programme.
42. Holai Rajbansi: see Ghan Shyam Kamat.
43. Jagaman Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
44. Jagat: see Govinda.
45. Jogi Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
46. Jorilal Tharu: see Dhaniram Tharu.
47. Jwala: see Bhishal Chaudhary.
48. Kabiram Damai, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Phachawang-2, Rolpa District, was shot dead by a group of plain clothed Royal Nepalese Army troops at around 6:15am on 8 May 2001 as he was going shopping, on accusation of being a Maoist.
49. Karuna Woli ‘Bishesata’, a 21-year-old Maoist and resident of Chaukhawang, Rukum District was killed after being captured by a Joint Security Force unit from Khadga Dal, Baglung District on 28 July 2004.
50. Khidiya Tharuni, aged 20, and Khusi Ram Tharu, 22, were both shot dead by policemen around 10am on 9 July 2002 after being taken from a farm some 500 metres from where a bomb had exploded. The next day Radio Nepal reported that they were killed in an encounter.
51. Khusi Ram Tharu: see Khidiya Tharuni.
52. Kosh Narayan Joshi of Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested by the police along with his colleagues from Kathmandu on 31 July 1998 and was killed later over alleged involvement with the Maoists.
53. Krishna Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
54. Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi, a 31-year-old resident of Bala Bakhar-2, Sundarpur, Chiraiya, Dhanusha District, was killed by security personnel along with five other residents of the village who were all taken from their houses between midnight and 2am on 1 October 2004. The other five men were Lapten Yadav, 45, of Bala Bakhar-2; Raj Gir Yadav (a.k.a.) Phulgen, 45, of Chorakoyalpur-6; Ram Nath Yadav, 43, of Bala Bakhar-2; Ram Pukar Yadav, 40, of Chorakoyalpur-6; and, Shatrughan Yadav, 30, of Bala Bakhar-5. In each case, around 3–5 security personnel came into the house, searched, kicked and beat the arrestee, ignoring desperate pleas from relatives. Some family members also were beaten while trying to intervene. The dead bodies of the men were seen the next day in Keutani village, before being taken to Janakpur for cremation. Villagers asked the security personnel to return the bodies, but they refused to comply. The security forces later claimed the men were killed in an encounter with Maoists.
55. Kushi Ram Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
56. Lapten Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
57. Laxman Khatik (a.k.a.) Suraj, a 19-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kamdi-6 in Banke District was taken by about 100 security personnel deployed from different places in Banke District and killed along with Ram Awatar Chaudhary of Halkarapur, Bankatti-9, and Nirdali Shesh of Babagaon, Betahani-5 on 25 August 2004. The three men were walked to Jafarpuruwa, Behtahani-2, and shot dead there.
58. Mahendra Barma: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
59. Man Kumar Budha, a 15-year-old student in class 5 at Shri Dhivya Jyoti High School and resident of Phachawang-2, Rolpa District, was brutally hacked to death by Royal Nepalese Army troops on 28 April 1998 while returning home from collecting cattle feed in the forest. They accused him of going to the jungle early in the morning to send food to the Maoists.
60. Mani Raj Mudbhari, a 28-year-old resident of Kumari-1, Nuwakot District, was shot dead by a group of Royal Nepalese Army soldiers while returning home from a cattle shed on 22 January 2004. Mani’s father begged the soldiers to kill him rather than his son, saying he had done nothing wrong, but the determined soldiers did not listen to him.
61. Manoj: see Govinda.
62. Menuka Chemjong: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
63. Mitra Prasad Bhattrai: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
64. Mohammad Khan: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
65. Munabber Khan: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
66. Nagendra Pokharel: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
67. Nar Bahadur Budhamagar and Ratna Bahadur Budhamagar, two brothers, were killed by a Joint Security Force team from the Majaha Gaon Barracks, Mahendra Nagar, Kanchanpur District, that came to their village in Basneuta-4, Dhadeldhura District, at around 6:30am on 17 August 2004, after being accused of being Maoists. [See full details in body of report.]
68. Nirdali Shesh: see Laxman Khatik (a.k.a.) Suraj.
69. Pahalbir B K: see Ganga Gauchan.
70. Parsuram Khanal (a.k.a.) Nabin was shot dead by security forces at around 4pm on 2 February 2004 as he came out to surrender from the house of Dukha Ram Tharu in Gulleria-6, Balapur, Bardiya District, where he was taking refuge. The next day, Radio Nepal and TV broadcast that a Maoist was shot dead in the area of the Babai River of Gulleria, Banke, and the security forces had seized a pistol, socket bomb and 60,000 rupees cash and other items. However, eyewitnesses claim that Parsuram had neither a pistol nor bombs, and had only a little money and a few papers.
71. Parvati Thapa: see Dal Bahadur Thapa.
72. Phul Bahadur Gharti, a 28-year-old farmer and resident of Aaot, Rolpa District, was shot dead by Royal Nepalese Army troops at around 6:30am on 6 April 2002 after he was taken some distance from his house and accused of being a Maoist. The soldiers had surrounded the village at around 4am and searched house to house before leading Phul Bahadur to his death.
73. Prasad Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
74. Prem Bahadur Budha, a 45-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Bageshwori-9, Banke District, was shot to death at his house by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers around 9:30pm on 2 June 2002, after an encounter with some Maoists in which one escaped. Entering Prem Bahadur’s house to search, they saw him hiding out of fear and shot him, then removed his body. They also tortured Prem Bahadur’s 15-year-old son before leaving, after which the boy had to go to India for medical treatment when the wounds from the torture became infected.
75. Radha Krishna Chaudhary and his father, 51-year-old Sohal Lal Chaudhary, were taken from their house in Kharichandanpur-6, Bardiya District, and shot dead by about five armed Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 2 November 2002. They were killed without any reason being given.
76. Raj Gir Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
77. Raj Kumar Dhalan, a 30-year-old resident of Hanikhola-4, Makwanpur District, was shot dead by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers as he opened the door of his house on their orders at around 1am on 5 February 2004. That night, the soldiers shot 16 Maoists sleeping in houses around Hanikhola. Raj Kumar’s grandmother, 80-year-old Sukmaya Dhalan, was also killed by gunfire. Most of the victims were killed after being captured.
78. Raj Lal Yadav, a 27-year-old resident of Hakpara-4, Siraha District, was killed after being arrested by plain clothes police alongside the Bangthiya pond on 19 April 2002 and accused of sticking posters for the Maoists. His beheaded body was recovered from the bed of the Ghurmi River on April 21, and was identified by the clothes.
79. Rajan Pudasaini, a 24-year-old resident of Kumari-7, Jhayaling, Nuwakot District, was shot dead together with Yadu Mudbhari, 26, resident of Kumari-1 by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers on 22 January 2004 while in Kumari and on their way to their father-in-law’s house in Duduwa village, Dui Pipal. The soldiers took them from the house of Bidhur Mudbhari, where they were having tea, to some distance away and shot them. They handed the bodies to Bidhur after forcing him to sign a document.
80. Rajendra Gautam: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
81. Rajendra Rawat, a 22-year-old resident of Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested by two policemen armed with pistols who entered the kitchen of his father-in-law’s house in Dudhauli-3, Sindhuli District, where he was sitting at around 6pm on 1 July 1997. They took him some distance away from the house and shot him three times in his stomach and once in his forehead. The reason for his killing is unknown.
82. Rajjab Khan: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
83. Raju B K, a 29-year-old resident of Dundunga, Baglung-10, Baglung District, was taken from his house by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from the Kalidal Barracks in Baglung on 30 March 2002 and kept incommunicado for two days. On the third day after his arrest, a soldier from the Kalidal Barracks came to Raju’s house and told his father that the army had handed his son over to the police and asked him to go to visit him in the District Police Office, Baglung. There, a police officer told his father that Raju was shot dead while trying to escape from custody. After a post mortem in Baglung Hospital, the body was handed over to the father once he signed a document.
84. Ram Awatar Chaudhary: see Laxman Khatik (a.k.a.) Suraj.
85. Ram Bahadur Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
86. Ram Narayan Sada, a 45-year-old resident of Pateharwa-3, Kothiya, Dhanusha District, was shot and killed while sleeping under a tree at around 4am on 17 October 2004. They took his body away and had it cremated in Janakpur. As the villagers live in fear of the security forces in the area, they did not become involved in the case.
87. Ram Nath Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
88. Ram Prakash Yadav: see Birendra Yadav.
89. Ram Pukar Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
90. Ram Sagar Swornakar: see Birendra Yadav.
91. Ratna Bahadur Budhamagar: see Nar Bahadur Budhamagar.
92. Reena Rasaili, an 18-year-old grade 7 student, and Subhadra Chaulagain, 17, of Pokahari Chauri-4, Kavrepalanchok District, were shot and killed separately by a group of security personnel after midnight on 13 February 2004. [See case of Subhadra Chaulagain.] According to Karna Bahadur Rasaili, the 53-year-old father of Reena, around ten plain clothes armed security personnel came to his house at midnight and called for him to open the door, saying that they were friends of Comrade Deepak, his son, a Maoist party member. He did not open the door because of fear, so they broke the door and entered the house. After searching it, they pulled his daughter out from her bed and took her to the cowshed. Her aunt, 37-year-old Devi Sunuwar, said, “I did not hear any conversation between Reena and the security personnel. I only heard her painful cry and moaning from inside. It continued for almost five hours.” At around 5am the security personnel took Reena out from the cattle shed and took her 100 metres away, after which they shot her three or four times. After the security personnel left, the family found Reena’s dead body totally naked to the west of their house, with bullet injuries to her head, breasts and eyes. She also had injuries and scratches on her stomach and chest. The security personnel also took Murali, the brother-in-law of Devi Sunuwar, who was sleeping at the same house, and assaulted him elsewhere. [See case of Maina Sunuwar in body of report.] It was also reported that a young boy named Tasi Lama was killed during the same night. A national radio broadcast on February 13 named Reena among the three dead victims of the night and said they were terrorists who were killed in an encounter with security forces.
93. Rickman Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
94. Rohit Kaphle: see Ganesh Jarga.
95. Roshan Lal Budhathoki, a 24-year-old government driver and permanent resident of Kajhari, Salyan District, was shot dead by security forces at around 2pm as he was driving food supplies along with other government staff to Tharmare on 27 November 2001. The others in the vehicle managed to flee, but the confused Roshan was shot dead as he climbed down from the vehicle.
96. Rup Lal Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
97. Rupa Chaudhary, a 12-year-old resident of Shorahana-2, Bardiya District, was shot dead by a Joint Security Force unit that arrived at her house at around 11pm on 21 July 2002, while she was sleeping. They pulled her to a well nearby the house and accused her of cooking food for the Maoists, before shooting her in front of her parents, who were beaten for attempting to stop the murder.
98. Sankar Sardar: see Ghan Shyam Kamat.
99. Shatrughan Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
100. Shiva Prasad Chaudhary was tortured and then shot dead by troops of about 100 Royal Nepalese Army personnel deployed from Thakurdwara Camp searching for Maoists in the Bagnaha-3 community forest, where Shiva Prasad served as watchman, on 11 July 2004. As the troops could not find any Maoists, they tortured and killed Shiva Prasad instead.
101. Sit Lal Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
102. Sohal Lal Chaudhary: see Radha Krishna Chaudhary.
103. Som Lal Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
104. Sone Lal Mandal, a 42-year-old farmer and Maoist was shot dead by a group of plain clothes policemen while on his way to buy chicken with his friend Arun just a few hundred metres from his house in Shivanagar village, Mohanpur-9, Siraha District, on 2 August 2002.
105. Subhadra Chaulagain, a 17-year-old grade 9 student at Prava Secondary School and resident of Pokahari Chauri-3, Kavrepalanchok District, was detained by security forces after they had taken and gang-raped Reena Rasaili [see case above] on 13 February 2004. When several personnel came to her house around midnight, a friend who was sleeping upstairs reportedly jumped out and ran away out of fear. The security forces fired on him but could not capture him, so they went and dragged Subhadra from bed and took her outside. She cried, saying that she had not done anything wrong, and begged them to take her to the district headquarters instead of killing her. However, the personnel started to beat her brutally and pulled her along. The family, which was forced back inside, then heard around nine gunshots. After that, four security personnel severely beat up Kedar Nath Chaulagain, 45, Subhadra’s father. They punched him in his face, stomach and chest, blaming him for supporting the Maoists. He finally lost consciousness from the assault. Although he was severely wounded, he could not go to hospital because of threats by the security forces. After the incident, Subhadra’s 14-year-old brother, Ram Kumar Chaulagain, went into shock, refusing to eat or drink, and going to offer food to the dead body of his sister instead.
106. Suk Lal Bhandari, a 48-year-old resident of DadaGuan-7, Salyan District, was shot dead as he tried to run from Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 3pm on 27 November 2001, while in Chakli Ghat.
107. Sukmaya Dhalan: see Raj Kumar Dhalan.
108. Sunil Gurung: see Biraj Gurung.
109. Suresh Baral: see Bankaji Gurung.
110. Surya Lal Tharu, a 30-year-old ice cream manufacturer residing in Kharichandanpur-6, Bardiya District, was taken from his house by around five armed and uniformed Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 2 November 2002, before being shot at a nursery about one kilometre away. The reason for his killing is unknown.
111. Tanka Bahadur Thapa: see Ashok Rai.
112. Tasi Lama: see Reena Rasaili.
113. Thagga Tharu, a 32-year-old farmer residing in Motipur-5, Bardiya District, was shot dead a few metres from his house at midnight on 2 November 2002 by around nine uniformed Joint Security Force personnel who accused him of being a Maoist. His brother was also arrested at the same time and has been missing since.
114. Tirke Pragya: see Biraj Gurung.
115. Tomnath Poudel: see Bishwanath (a.k.a.) Nagendra Parajuli.
116. Yadu Mudbhari: see Rajan Pudasaini.
Advocacy Forum, Kathmandu, Nepal
A. Taking: Forced disappearances and quashed habeas corpus bids
1. Anjan Kumar Rawat, a 51-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested by security force personnel on 7 July 1998 while he was walking to Goal Bazaar of Siraha District. He was allegedly arrested for being a Maoist. His whereabouts are unknown.
2. Antaram Tharu, a 36-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Manpur, Tapara-1, Bardiya District, was arrested at around 3pm by Armed Police Force personnel while he was sleeping at his home on 14 October 2002. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court on 21 October 2003 was quashed.
3. Arjun Maharjan, a 33-year-old glassware shopkeeper at Kuleshwor, Nayabasti, for the last 13–14 years and resident of Kirtipur-5, Sagal Tole, Kathmandu, was arrested at the Vegetable Market of Kalimati by two plain clothes security personnel around midday on 29 October 2003 while buying vegetables. His arrest is believed to be due to political affiliations.
4. Arjun Ojha, a 32-year-old teacher and permanent resident of Goganpani-6, Dhading District, was arrested while walking on the road in Kalimati at around 2pm on 25 March 2004 by a group of security personnel from Kathmandu. His whereabouts are unknown.
5. Ayodhya Prasad Godiya, a 20-year-old school student and permanent resident of Gangapur-4, Banke District, was arrested by joint command troops of Sonbarsa base camp in Banke District at around 7am on 31 November 2003. His whereabouts are unknown. A habeas corpus writ petition filed on his behalf on 20 January 2004 is still under consideration of the Supreme Court.
6. Babita (a.k.a.) Mina Chaudhary, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Hapure-7, Dang District, was arrested in the jungle by security force personnel on 23 February 2002 while searching for wood. Her whereabouts are unknown, as is the reason for her arrest.
7. Bagha Ram Tharu, a 23-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Pipaltari, Motipur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested and taken away from his house by Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 22 August 2002. The security force personnel numbered around 150 and laid siege to the house while around ten of them entered and searched. Bagha Ram was woken from his sleep and told to follow the soldiers to attend a meeting. When he refused, he was told that he would be released immediately and then two of them took his hands and forcibly removed him. His whereabouts are unknown since then.
8. Baikuntha Bhujel, a 25-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Jivanpur-9, Dharke of Dhading District, was taken from his house at around 1am on 3 November 2003 by four security personnel while he was engaged in a memorial ritual for his deceased uncle Ram Saran Thapa. They took him from his house after beating him. They did not charge him with anything. It was the second time he was arrested. Since then he has not returned to home. A habeas corpus writ on his behalf is pending before the Supreme Court.
9. Balkishun Tharu, a 37-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magragadi-9 was arrested at his house by security personnel from Rambhapur Check Post, Bardiya District, at about 7am on 23 February 2002. A habeas corpus writ on his behalf was quashed by the Supreme Court on 25 June 2004.
10. Basu Budhathoki, a 40-year-old attendant at a government office of Achham District and permanent resident of Khalanga-5, Salyan District, never returned home after leaving his duties for the election of 1992. His family does not have any information about him and is not sure if he is alive. Due to family problems, his wife has been staying at her maternal home.
11. Bhagiram Tharu, a 26-year-old permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-4, Bardiya District, was arrested by a group of 50 armed and uniformed security force personnel from Tapara Barracks in Manpur at around 10am on 20 October 2002 while harvesting paddy with friends. The family does not know why he was arrested. His whereabouts have been unknown since then. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 25 August 2004.
12. Bhaguti Tharu, a 42-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-2, Bardiya District was arrested in front of his family members at around 3am on 11 April 2002 by about 40–50 armed security force personnel who surrounded and entered his house. His whereabouts are unknown since then. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 27 August 2004.
13. Bharat Chaudhary, a 19-year-old permanent resident of Suryapatuwa-9, Bardiya District was arrested by 20–25 armed security force personnel who came to his house from Thakurdhaur at around 9am on 30 March 2002 while he was chopping wood. He was arrested in front of his neighbours and taken away. The family does not know why he was arrested; he had recently returned home after working in India for a couple of years. He has been missing since. The habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf is still pending in the Supreme Court.
14. Bharat Raj Poudel, a 25-year-old schoolteacher and permanent resident of Lekhnath-11 was arrested by a group of six plain clothes security personnel around midday on 16 September 2004 at the New Light Boarding School, Ekantakuna Kaski, Lekhnath-8, allegedly for being a Maoist. Six plain clothed security personnel came to the school and told a staff member, Dhan Kumari, that they were looking for Bharat Poudel. When he came, they took him towards the school gate saying that they needed to ask him something. After that, they put him into a cream-coloured van parked about 50 metres away and drove towards Pokhara. When the School Principal and President of the Kaski District Private and Boarding School Organization went to see the Chief District Officer, Kaski about the case, the Acting CDO Mr. Krishna Prasad Lamsal told them that Bharat was being kept in Bijaypur Barracks, No.3 Bahini, Kaski District. The following day, September 17, the victim’s wife, Sharada Devi Poudel, went to the District Administration Office with several others, but received the same reply. They then went to the Bijaypur Barracks on September 18 and September 21, but were not allowed to see Bharat. The reason of his arrest is unknown, however his brother is in hiding because of links with the Maoists, and the family believes that this may be the reason.
15. Bhim Bahadur K C, a 44-year-old permanent resident of Pipalneta-5, Salyan District is missing since he surrendered himself to the District Administration Office on 26 December 2002. He went missing together with Dil Bahadur K C, aged 28. [See full details in body of report.]
16. Bhim Bahadur Tharu, a 40-year-old permanent resident of Dhadhawar-3, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 20 security force personnel who came by van from Rambapur Check Post at around 8:15pm on 17 April 2002. He was sleeping when the security force personnel entered his house after surrounding it. His family members do not know why he was arrested. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 26 August 2004.
17. Bihari Lal Godiya, a 60-year-old ex-civil servant and permanent resident of Gangapur-4, Banke District, was arrested at his house by a group of seven armed security force personnel who came from Sonbarsha Barracks at around 7am on 31 October 2003. He was arrested in front of his family, blindfolded and taken away. The reason for his arrest and whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf is pending before the Supreme Court.
18. Binod Rai, a member of a local human rights organisation and permanent resident of Dharan-11, Sunsari District was abducted by an unknown group of people from his house on 7 November 2003. He has been missing since.
19. Bir Bahadur Budha, a 38-year-old permanent resident of Binauna-4, Banke District, was arrested by Border Police Office personnel, Jayapur, Banke District on 19 July 2001 while walking on the road in search of his son, who had been missing for some days. Bir Bahadur has not returned home since then.
20. Bir Bahadur Oli, a 56-year-old farmer and resident of Gucchapur, Mahadevpur-2, Banke District, was arrested by uniformed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at his house around midnight on 6 December 2002. The troops asked Bir Bahadur about Ashok and Dilaram, residents of his village who had disappeared about 2-3 years earlier. When he said that he did not know anything about them, his hands were tied behind his back and he was taken away. On December 10, the family inquired about Bir Bahadur at the Chisapani Barracks and Kohalpur Area Police Office but obtained no information. When they inquired at the Armed Police Force office on December 18, again no information was provided. Nothing has been known of him since.
21. Birendra Yadav, a 36-year-old permanent resident of Biratnagar-18, Morang District, was arrested at his house by a group of plain clothes security force personnel of Rani Area Police Office, Morang District, at around 9am on 27 April 2003. The cause of his arrest was unknown to his family. He has been missing since then.
22. Birju Chaudhary, a 24-year-old permanent resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested around midday by armed security force personnel who came in a van from Radhasur Barracks, Ghorahi, Dang District on 1 April 2002, as he was walking to the Telephone Office. He was arrested for an unknown reason and he has been missing since. The habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf was quashed by the Supreme Court on 10 March 2004.
23. Bishnu Prasad Subedi, a permanent resident of Indrapur-7, Morang District, was arrested at his house by plain clothes security personnel who came by van from the Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari District, on 6 November 2003. The reasons for his arrest and subsequent whereabouts are unknown.
24. Bramadin Godiya, a 14-year-old schoolboy and permanent resident of Phattepur-9 was captured by local people from Gangapur-4, Banke District, and handed over to the joint command base camp at Sonbarsa, Banke District, around midday on 9 November 2003. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
25. Budani Chaudhary, a 17-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Suryapatuwa-9, Bardiya District, was arrested at a farm by about 30 security force personnel at around 9am on 30 March 2002 while harvesting pulses with her friends and grandfather. She was arrested without being informed of a reason and her whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on her behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
26. Chail Bihari Loniya, a 40 year-old farmer residing in Hirminiya-1, Banke District, was arrested at his house by personnel from Banke District Police Office around 6am on 1 August 2004, on charges of causing a public offence. On August 27, the District Administrative Office set bail for his release and he deposited the bail amount and was released accordingly. However, as soon as he stepped out from the office where he had paid his bail amount, he was re-arrested by officers from the same District Police Office and taken away. On November 23, a court release order was issued, but he was not set free. His whereabouts remain unknown since. [See full details in body of report.]
27. Chaitya Lal Chaudhary, a 27-year-old permanent resident of Dhadhawar-8, Bardiya District, was arrested along with his 18-year-old wife Sita Janaki Chaudhary by security force personnel who came in two vans on 20 December 2001 while they were returning home from a cousin’s house. Both husband and wife have gone missing since their arrest.
28. Chillu Tharu, an 18-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house before his family members by 20-25 armed security force personnel around midnight on 11 April 2002. The family does not know his whereabouts or reason for arrest. A habeas corpus petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf.
29. Chunawa Tharu, a 36-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested in front of his wife and daughter by about 50 armed and uniformed security force personnel from Tapara Barracks, Manpur District at around 9am on 20 October 2002, while ploughing his farm. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter and taken away from his house. His whereabouts are unknown since then. A habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 24 August 2004.
30. Dataram Timsina, vice president of the Progressive Writers Association of Morang and permanent resident of Sanischurre-9, Morang District, was seized by unknown people on 27 September 2003 while attending a meeting at Barghachhi, Biratnagar. He was arrested for an unknown reason and has gone missing since his arrest.
31. Deepak Rokka Chhetri, a 30-year-old a masters degree student and permanent resident of Taratal-7, Bardiya District, was arrested at Bandarghoria at about 1pm on 25 May 2002 by police deployed from the police post of Dhodhari. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
32. Devi Bahadur Rai, a teacher at Panchakanya Secondary School and permanent resident of Dharan-11, Sunsari District, was abducted from his house by an unidentified group on 6 November 2003. He has been missing since his abduction.
33. Devi Raj Karki, a 21-year-old male permanent resident of Indrapur-7, Morang District, was arrested at his house by a group of 20–25 soldiers who came by van from Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari District, on 6 November 2003. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
34. Dhan Maya Chaudhary, a 25-year-old social worker residing in Nauwasta, Banke District, disappeared after reporting to the Chisapani Barracks on the morning of 15 January 2002. She has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
35. Dhaniram Tharu, a 22-year-old teacher and permanent resident of Dhadhawar-7, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by four armed security force personnel from Rambapur Check Post at around 7am on 9 April 2002, allegedly for being a Maoist supporter. He has been missing since then. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 24 August 2004.
36. Dhaniram Tharu, a 17-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 60-70 armed security force personnel at around 1am on 12 May 2001. The troops initially cordoned off his house from all sides and then entered to arrest him. The family members do not know the reason for his arrest nor his whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
37. Dharma Raj Maharjan, a 19-year-old grade 9 student at Rudrayani Secondary School, Khokana, and permanent resident of Khokana-6, Lalitpur District, was arrested at the local Sikhali Temple by about 15 armed and uniformed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers (two wearing black balaclavas) at around 4am on 23 September 2003. The troops said he would be freed after interrogation. His mother insists that he was not involved in any political activities and used to help his elder brother doing various jobs in his spare time. His whereabouts are unknown to the family.
38. Diamond (a.k.a.) Promod Chaudhary, a 29-year-old permanent resident of Madhali-5, Sunsari District, was arrested by armed security force personnel of the Eastern Pritana Headquarters at around 5am on 16 December 2003 while on a morning walk. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
39. Dil Bahadur Baniya (a.k.a.) Bhimsen, a 19-year-old shopkeeper and permanent resident of Lekhnath-11, Kaski District, was arrested by six plain clothes security personnel at around 12:15pm on 16 September 2004 at his shop by the Lekhnath-8 bus depot. When he came out of the shop in bare feet the security personnel told him to get his slippers, put him into a van without further discussion, and drove towards Pokara Municipality. The next day, his mother, Belmaya Baniya, went to the District Administration Office with some people to find out what had happened to her son. The Chief District Officer, Kaski told them that the army had taken him into custody, but he could not provide any further information. On September 21, she went to see him again along with 25–30 villagers, and this time was told that her son had been detained in the Bijaypur Barracks and would be released after investigations. However, the family was not able to meet him.
40. Dil Bahadur KC: see Bhim Bahadur K C.
41. Dukhiya Tharu, a 45-year-old farmer residing in Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested in the Katari Bazaar in the afternoon of 14 April 2002 by a group of police. He was later transferred to the Taraghari Barracks, but his family could not get contact with him and don’t know why he was arrested. Some people have said that he has been killed already. [See full details in body of report.]
42. Durgaraj Gautam, a 30-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Deurali-2, Kolia, Nawalparasi District, was arrested at his house by about 25-26 troops of the First Rifle Battalion, Kawasoti, Nawalparasi, at about midnight on 20 February 2004. He is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
43. Gagan Bahadur Gharti, a 21-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-6, Banke District, was arrested along with his three brothers at about 5am on 10 May 2002 at their home by about 15 police from the police post of Kohalpur Banke. The policemen returned the dead body of one brother to the family on June 27, claiming that he had died of illness. Two others were released from Nepalgunj Prison on August 30, but Gagan is still missing. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 18 June 2003.
44. Gangaram Limbu, a 20-year-old permanent resident of Itahari-6, Morang District, was arrested by a group of plain clothed security force personnel from Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari on 8 November 2003. He has gone missing since his arrest.
45. Gita Thapamagar, residing in Gherun, Gorkha District, was arrested by the police on 1 January 1999 and has not been seen since. Her mother did not complain because she was worried that if she did then she also would be taken into custody and perhaps disappeared.
46. Govinda Ghimire, a 21-year-old intermediate student studying at the Pashupati Campus, Chabahil, and permanent resident of Bethan-1, Ramechhap District, was arrested at his house in Chabahil, Kahtmandu, at about 9am of 30 August 2003 by three out-of-uniform soldiers. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court; meanwhile, he was recently reported to be in Sundarijal Prison.
47. Gopal Dangal, a 25-year-old permanent resident of Govindapur-1, Morang District, was taken by an unknown group on 16 October 2003 and has been missing ever since.
48. Hari Bahadur Nepali, a 32-year-old mentally retarded permanent resident of Dhanwang-3, Salyan District, was arrested alongside the Kimchaur Water Tank at about 8am on 11 December 2001 by an army patrol. His whereabouts are still unknown. [See full details in body of report.]
49. Hari Dangal, a 40-year-old teacher and resident of Indrapur-6, Govindapur, Morang District, was arrested on 25 September 2003 by 6-7 plain clothes security force personnel who gave chase after he left a tea shop hurriedly. His whereabouts are still unknown. [See full details in body of report.]
50. Hari Saran Thapa, a 38-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Jivanpur-9, Dharke, Dhading District, was arrested in his house on 30 January 2004 by two soldiers and has been missing since. During the arrest, others cordoned off the house from outside. The reason of his arrest is unknown. Mr. Thapa survives by his wife Sarada Thapa, four children and his parents. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
51. Hariram Chaudhary, a 25-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested by 40-50 armed security force personnel under the command of Mahendra Thapa from the Rambapur Check Post at his house around 3am on 9 August 2002. The security force personnel initially cordoned off his house and then nabbed him and took him away. The family does not know the reason for his arrest or his whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
52. Harka Lal Thapa, a 41-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Liwang-1, Harighatani, Rolpa District, was arrested at his house by Joint Security Force personnel at around 2pm on 25 March 2002. After arresting him, the security force personnel took him with them and severely tortured him along the way. Harka has not returned home since. The family thinks he has been already killed.
53. Hikmat Bista, a 21-year-old grocer, was arrested by about eight police under Inspector Govinda Thapalia from the police post of Kohalpur, Banke District, at about 11pm on 26 April 2003, while at his in-laws’ house in the same village. He is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
54. Hira Singh Bhatta Magar, a 22-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Daudhakala-3, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 40-50 uniformed security force personnel at around 1am on 23 May 2002. Before taking him away, the security force personnel tortured Hira Singh severely in front of his family. He has gone missing since then. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
55. Hitkala Dangi, a 34-year-old farm labourer was sleeping in a barn near Mahdevpuri-3, Banke District with her sister-in-law 32-year-old Jayakali Khatri on the night of 16 December 2003 when some security personnel from Chisapani Barracks disguised as Maoists took them away. They were not seen again, and are believed to have been killed the following morning, but their bodies have never been recovered. [See full details in body of report.]
56. Indra Bahadur Aryal, a 38-year-old shopkeeper and permanent resident of Tasarpu-5, Dhading District, was residing in Dhakre-3 of the same district with his wife and children when he was arrested because of Maoist political affiliations by 50-60 security force personnel at around 12:30pm on 11 November 2003. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
57. Jagana Tharu, a 33-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 50-55 security force personnel under the command of Mahendra Thapa from Rambapur Check Post at around 9pm on 11 August 2002, for allegedly providing food to the Maoists. He has been missing since his arrest. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
58. Jagatram Tharu, a 35-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 20-25 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers around 9pm on 11 July 2002. He has been missing since then. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
59. Jahir Ali Sai, a 30-year-old farmer and resident of Bankattee-4, Banke District, was arrested by about 100 uniformed army personnel who surrounded his house at around 5am on 21 August 2004. They searched the house but they did not find anything. Finally, they arrested both Jahid Ali and 40-year-old Madan Kurdi, who was also in the house, and took them to the south side of the village. Jahid has been missing since.
60. Jayakali Khatri: see Hitkala Dangi.
61. Jimdar Kewat, a 16-year-old resident of Betahani-5, Banke District, was arrested by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Kali Dal Gana (Kalidal Battalion) No. 2 Field, Barracks Fultekra, Nepalgunj, Banke District, along with his 50-year-old father Keshu Ram Kewat, in the night of 15 April 2004. After their arrest they were blindfolded and loaded into an army vehicle and taken to the Fultekra Barracks. A habeas corpus writ in the Appeals Court, Nepalgunj, resulted in the court ordering their release. However, both were rearrested immediately after their release, and another writ has been filed in the same court on their behalf. [See full details of case in body of report.]
62. Jighu Tharu, a 48-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 50-60 armed security force personnel from Rambapur Check Post, Bardiya, at around 9pm on 11 August 2002. The reason for his arrest and whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
63. Jhurri Teli, a 16-year-old resident of Belhiya-7, Banke District, was arrested by the plain clothes security forces from Nepalgunj-16 at about 7am on 9 September 2004 while on his way to get a medical check-up and buy some medicines for a headache. He was released under an order from the Appeals Court on November 28, but immediately rearrested. His whereabouts since are unknown.
64. Kaliram Tharu, a 14-year-old resident of Mohamadpur-8, Bardiya District, was minding cattle and playing with his friends at around 3pm on 25 April 2002 when they were taken by 50-60 uniformed and armed Joint Security Force personnel on accusation of being Maoists. They were tortured on one side of the village, before being taken to the district police office. At around 7pm, three of them, including Kaliram, were taken to the east of the village in a van. They did not come back. [See full details in body of report.]
65. Kalpati Tharu, a 28-year-old permanent resident of Motipur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested by 50-60 Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 22 August 2002, after they surrounded her house and told her to follow them to attend a meeting at Pipalbot, dragging her out when she refused. Her whereabouts since are unknown. She was reportedly charged for being a Maoist supporter.
66. Kaluram Tharu, a 22-year-old permanent resident of Motipur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested by about 150 Joint Security Force personnel who surrounded his house at about 3am on 22 August 2002, whereupon roughly eight soldiers entered and started investigating. They asked Kaluram his name and told him to go with them to attend a meeting, after which he would be released. When he said that he didn’t want to go with them, two officers took his hands and forced him to go. His whereabouts since are unknown. The family and villagers are unaware of why he was taken.
67. Kamal Rijal, a 21-year-old permanent resident of Pathari-5, Morang District, was arrested by security force personnel at around 1pm of 17 October 2003 at Pathari-2, Lama Tole in Morang. He was reportedly arrested for being a Maoist. His whereabouts are still unknown.
68. Kamala Chaudhary, a 16-year-old student and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by 40-50 armed security force personnel who surrounded her house close to 1am on 12 May 2001. About seven of them then entered the house and dragged her away. Her parents do not know why their daughter was arrested, or her whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition on her behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
69. Karna Bahadur Tharu, a 20-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Nauwasta-8, Banke District, was arrested by armed security force personnel at around 5:30pm on 14 August 2002 while returning to his house from the market. He was reportedly arrested for being a Maoist supporter. His whereabouts remain unknown since his arrest.
70. Kedarnath Rupakhati, a 19-year-old student and permanent resident of Kawalpur-4, Dhading District, was arrested by a group of four armed security personnel in plain clothes at around 4pm on 30 November 2003 while drinking tea in his sister’s room at Kuleshor, Kathmandu. His whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
71. Keshav Bahadur Basnet, a 31-year-old nursing home manager in Neulapur-4, Sonpur, Bardiya District, was arrested at about 4pm on 11 March 2002 by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Barakh Gan, Thakurdwara, Bardiya. He was beaten with firewood and blindfolded while being arrested. His whereabouts are since unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
72. Keshav Kumar Chaudhary, a 17-year-old grade 7 student and permanent resident of Harichandapur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested at around 3am on 11 April 2002 by 100-150 soldiers of the joint command, while sleeping in his grandfather’s house. One of his cousins was also taken some distance, but she was released; Keshav is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
73. Keshu Ram Kewat: see Jimdar Kewat.
74. Khadga Bahadur Pun, a 48-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Aaot-1, Rolpa District, was arrested while shaving his beard at his house by security force personnel on 10 December 2001. Before taking him away, the security force personnel roughed him up before the entire family. The family is unaware of the reason for his arrest and his whereabouts since.
75. Khim Lal Chaudhary, a 23-year-old student of Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj and permanent resident of Khairichandanpur-6, Bardiya District, was arrested by armed security force personnel on 15 April 2001 at the Nepalgunj Bazaar, while returning to his house. He has been missing since.
76. Khim Lal Gaire, a 35-year-old permanent resident of Pavannagar-3, Ghamake, Dang District, was arrested at his house by 10-12 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 6am on 19 November 2002, on accusations of being a Maoist. The following day, Radio Nepal announced that a terrorist had lost his life in an encounter with the army. Khim Lal is still missing; it remains unclear as to whether he was the person referred to in the radio broadcast or not.
77. Kiran Maharjan, a 28-year-old occasional mechanic and mason residing in Kirtipur-14, Chobhar, Kathmandu, was arrested at the ground floor of his house by 4–5 security personnel in civilian dress at around 6:30am on 15 November 2003. The men said that he was needed for some enquiries before taking him away; his whereabouts since are unknown.
78. Kishwor (a.k.a.) Phaluram Tharu, a 24-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Nauwasta, Baniabhar, Banke District, was arrested while guarding the rice barn near his house by armed uniformed soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Chisapani Barracks around midnight on 18 November 2003. His whereabouts since are unknown, and his family does not know why he was arrested. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
79. Krishna Bahadur Budhathoki, a driver and permanent resident of Pokahari Chauri-9, Kavrepalanchok District, was arrested by three out-of-uniform armed security force personnel around midnight on 7 May 2004. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
80. Kuber Aapaghain, a 23-year-old permanent resident of Uralabahari-2, Morang District, was seized by unknown people on 16 October 2003 and has gone missing since then. The reason for his arrest is unknown.
81. Lalbihari Tharu, a 24-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Motipur-2, Pipaltari, Nevada, Bardiya District, was arrested at around 3am on 22 August 2002 by security personnel who surrounded his house and ordered the door to be opened immediately. They searched his house, arrested him and took him away. Since then, no information has been available on his whereabouts.
82. Lauti Chaudhary, a 20-year-old permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was taken from her uncle’s house by 12-15 armed security force personnel around midnight on 12 May 2001. The family does not know why she was arrested or where she is now. A habeas corpus petition filed on her behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 25 August 2004.
83. Laxman Tharu, a 26-year-old carpenter and permanent resident of Shivapur-9, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 25 armed security force personnel from Thakurdhwar Barracks at around 2pm on 8 March 2002, as he was making a bed to give as a present for his sister’s marriage. He was accused of being a Maoist and taken away. He has not been seen since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
84. Likha Ram Tharu, a 21-year-old grade 9 student and resident of Mohamadpur-8, Bhainsahi, Bardiya District, was taken from the Pritana Headquarters, Imamnagar Ranjha, Banke District by one Captain Ramesh, a former employer. He was detained and tortured in the Chisapani Barracks before disappearing. [See full details in body of report.]
85. Lochan Dhamala, a student at the Shri Sukuna Campus residing in Dangihat, Morang District, was arrested by security force personnel on 7 October 2003 while in the Itahari Bazaar. Although many people witnessed the incident, no one could say where he was taken. He has gone missing since his arrest. The cause of his arrest is also not known.
86. Magaram Tharu, a 23-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Motipur-2, Pipaltari, Nevada, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about seven security force personnel at around 3am on 22 August 2002. They also searched his house before taking him away. No information has been made available on his whereabouts.
87. Mahendra Oli, a 16-year-old student of Trivuwan School, Kohalpur-2, Banke District, and permanent resident of Khara-8, Rukum District, was arrested by security force personnel of the Jamuna Police Office, Nepalgunj, while returning from India on 27 April 2002. His whereabouts since have been unknown. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 28 January 2003.
88. Maina Sunuwar, a 15-year-old student at the Bhagawati Higher Secondary School and permanent resident of Kharelthok-6, Kavrepalanchok District, was taken from her house by about 15 soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army instead of her mother, whom the soldiers had come looking for at around 6am on 17 February 2004. Despite repeated interventions by her family and teachers, Maina was taken into the Shanti Gate army barracks at Dhulikhel with another girl. According to some reports, she was tortured to death; however, her body has never been returned to her family. [See full details in body of report.]
89. Mangru Tharu, a 30-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Badalpur-4, Bardiya District was arrested at his house in front of his wife by armed security force personnel from Manpur Barracks, Bardiya District, at around 1pm on 22 October 2002. The family does not know why he was arrested or what has happened since. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
90. Manju (a.k.a.) Dauni Chaudhary, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Narayanpur-2, Dang District, was arrested by security force personnel of the Ghorahi Barracks on 15 December 2002 while she was sleeping in Padam Pandey’s house with her friend 19-year-old Sita Chaudhary. Both girls have gone missing since their arrest.
91. Manoj Kumar Dutta, a 40-year-old pharmacy owner and permanent resident of Janakpur-9, Dhanusa District, was arrested at his house by a huge group of out-of-uniform police at around 9am on 3 October 2003. His friend Ram Chandra Karna was also nabbed from his house along with him. Before the police took them, they were severely beaten. They were accused of being Maoists and have not been seen since.
92. Mohammad Zakhir Sheikh, a 38-year-old permanent resident of Sohanpur-9, Banke District, was arrested by 4–5 armed and uniformed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at his shop in the Bhurigaon Bazaar of Neulapur, Bardiya District, at around 4:30pm on 13 April 2002. His wife Ati Ul Sheikh and his brother Abdul Kadir Sheikh have said that inside the army van the soldiers tore off Mohammad’s clothes and blindfolded him. He was taken away in the van and has not been seen since.
93. Mohan Chaudhary, a 20-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by 40-50 armed security force personnel who surrounded and entered his house at around 1am on 12 May 2001. His family does not know why he was taken or what has happened to him. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 26 August 2004.
94. Moti Lal Tharu, a 40-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Badalpur-3, Bardiya District, was arrested in the field where he was working with his neighbours by around 25 armed security force personnel from Manpur, Tapara Barracks, at around 4:30pm on 22 October 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
95. Mukunda Sedhai, a 35-year-old businessman and permanent resident of Jivanpur-6, Dhading District, was arrested by three armed security personnel in plain clothes at around 3pm on 30 November 2003, while drinking tea in a shop at Bhamshen Sthan, Kathmandu. He is now believed to be held in an army barracks, as one of the personnel there gave a letter with his handwriting to his wife on 17 January 2004. But his family has not been allowed to meet him and his real circumstances are still unknown.
96. Nabin Gurung, a resident of Rupakot-6, Kaski District, was arrested at his fish shop at around 7am on 13 September 2004 by security force personnel who had randomly fired in the area. They accused him of being a Maoist supporter, and he has not been seen since.
97. Naniram Kafle, a 23-year-old farmer residing in Nauvise-1, Tharke, Dhading District, was arrested at his house by about 50 personnel of the Joint Security Force at around 10:30am on 21 September 2004, who said he would be returned after five days. He has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
98. Nar Bahadur Budha, a 22-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-6, Banke District, was arrested at his house in front of his whole family by around 15 armed security force personnel of Kohalpur Area Police Office, Banke at about 5am on 10 June 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter and has not been seen since. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 10 October 2003.
99. Navaraj Bhandari, a 38-year-old businessman and permanent resident of Bidur-9, Agutar, Nuwakot District, was taken from the office of Jugal Business Group by 6–7 soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army at about 3:30pm on 21 July 2004. He has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
100. Navaraj Thapa, a 30-year-old grocery shopkeeper and permanent resident of Thakre-2, Charkilo, Dhading District, was arrested at his neighbour’s house by a small group of Royal Nepalese Army soldiers on 11 November 2003. He has not returned home since then. The reason for his arrest is not known.
101. Navaraj Thapa, a 34-year-old Maoist and permanent resident of Rampur-2, Udayapur District, was arrested by security force personnel on 28 March 2002 while sheltering in Triyuga School at Gaigat, after three years underground. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
102. Nepali Tharu, a 15-year-old permanent resident of Bhimapur-7, Bardiya District, was arrested by 60-70 security personnel of joint command deployed from a temporary camp at Manpur, Bardiya District on 7 January 2003. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
103. Nirmal Chaudhary, a 19-year-old agricultural labourer and permanent resident of Manau-9, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 100 Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Thakurdwara Barracks at around 5am on 25 February 2002. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 29 November 2004.
104. Palchang Lama, a 30 year-old driver and permanent resident of Hoksha-5, Kavrepalanchok District, was arrested by security force personnel at around 8am on 16 May 1999 while he was walking in Kathmandu Bagbazar area. His whereabouts and the reason for his arrest remain unknown.
105. Patiram Tharu, a 39-year-old male permanent resident of Kharichandanpur-2, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 20-25 armed security force personnel who surrounded it at around 3:30am on 11 April 2002. He was forcefully taken away and his whereabouts have been unknown since then. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
106. Phul Raj Chaudhary, a 28-year-old resident of Nauwasta-8, Banke District, was arrested and beaten at his house by 12–15 Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 4am of 30 August 2002, who accused him of being a Maoist. They told his wife, 24-year-old Dhaniya Chaudhary, that they would set her husband free if she gave herself to them for sex. When she refused, they took her husband away. Staff at the Chisapani Barracks later denied his arrest. The family has not received any information about him since. [See full details in body of report.]
107. Phularam Tharu, a 26-year-old pemanent resident of Manpur, Tapara-8, Bardiya District, was taken from his house by troops of the Royal Nepalese Army after they surrounded it and pulled him from his bed on 20 October 2002. The soldiers said he was a Maoist and took him away. According to the family, he was taken to Tapara Barracks for four days. He is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
108. Pralahad Waiba, an 18-year-old grade 9 student at the Shri Krishna Secondary School, was marched away before his classmates and teachers by about 50-60 soldiers from the Farping Check Post at around 11:30am on 1 March 2004. He has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
109. Pratik Shrestha, a permanent resident of Madumalla-5, Morang District, was arrested by plain clothes security force personnel on the morning of 1 November 2003 after he let the Maoists build a Martyr’s Gate memorial in his field. He has gone missing since his arrest.
110. Pratima Gautam, a 23-year-old resident of Sitapur-7, Banke District, was arrested at the house of Mangal Prasad Teli in Udharapur-2 by 10-12 police from the Area Police Office of Dhanauli, Banke District, under command of Inspector Khemraj Rawat, on 1 December 2002. Before arresting her they surrounded the house and fired indiscriminately, at which time Pratima was wounded in her leg. Her whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on her behalf was quashed on 31 October 2003.
111. Prem Prakash Chaudhary, a 25-year-old driver and permanent resident of Manau-8, Banke District, was arrested in front of his family by 40-50 armed security force personnel who surrounded and then entered his house at around 1am on 12 May 2001. The family does not know why he was arrested or his whereabouts since. A habeas corpus petition filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 25 August 2004.
112. Purushotam Chudal, a 22-year-old student and permanent resident of Shurunga-9, Jhapa District, was arrested by a large group of armed security personnel in plain clothes who surrounded the house of a friend where he was staying at around 9am on 23 December 2003. Five personnel came in and took him away in the direction of the Charali Barracks. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court; meanwhile, family members have recently been allowed to meet him in the barracks after he was found to be there.
113. Radhu Lal Tharu, a 19-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by 60-70 armed security force personnel at around 1am on 12 May 2001 after they had cordoned off the house from all sides. His family knows nothing about why he was arrested or where he is now. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 27 August 2004.
114. Raj Bahadur Tharu (a.k.a.) Chaudhary, a 19-year-old carpenter and permanent resident of Nauwasta-8, Banke District, was arrested at his house by about ten armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Chisapani Barracks at around 4am on 30 August 2002. After arresting Raj Bahadur, the soldiers kicked him with their boots over his entire body, blindfolded him, tied his hands at his back and then took him away. They also beat his frail father with rifle butts, causing him to fall sick for several days. His 21-year-old wife Rupa Tharu was verbally abused. Raj Bahadur has not returned home since his arrest. The family is unaware of his whereabouts. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 31 October 2004.
115. Raj Kumar Pariyar, a 25-year-old garment worker and permanent resident of Jitpur-Phadi-4, Kathmandu, was arrested by security force personnel from the Jagadal Barracks while he was walking on the road in Macchapokhari Balaju. The reason for his arrest and his whereabouts remain unknown to his family and friends. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 16 November 2004. [See full details in body of report.]
116. Raj Kumar Tharu, a 23-year-old permanent resident of Badalpur-1, Bardiya District, was arrested by 30-40 armed security force personnel on 17 July 2002 while returning home from the market after repairing his CD Player. The family is unaware of the reason for his arrest, and his whereabouts since.
117. Rajan Kumar Chaudhary, a 22-year-old permanent resident of Dhadhawar-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by armed security force personnel from Bhimkali Barracks, Chisapani Barracks at around 6am on 20 December 2002 while taking part in a marriage ceremony. His family knows nothing about why he was arrested or where he is now. A habeas corpus petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf.
118. Rajani Chaudhary, a 16-year-old permanent resident of Suryapatuwa-4, Bardiya District, was arrested at her house by five security force personnel around midday on 16 April 2002, on accusations of being a Maoist supporter. She has gone missing since her arrest.
119. Rajaram Tharu, a 39-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Sitapur-7, Banke District, was arrested by 15–17 Royal Nepalese Army troops deployed from Bhimkali Barracks, Eastern Chisapani, Banke District, after he was shot in the leg by the soldiers while irrigating a field at around 10pm on 3 July 2002. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 1 December 2004.
120. Rajdev Mandal, a 46-year-old teacher and permanent resident of Magadagadi-1, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 20 armed security force personnel at around 1am on 30 October 2002. Rajdev has gone missing since then. His family does not know why he was taken.
121. Rajendra Lamichhane, a 25-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Bhadratar-3, Nuwakot District, was arrested by 50-60 armed uniformed soldiers from Adhikari Tole at around 10am on 14 October 2003, while he was returning home with his uncle and about seven other villagers from Furkashalla-4 in the same district. His arrest is believed to be due to his political affiliations.
122. Rajeshyam Tharu, a 30-year-old permanent resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by a large group of armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Manpur Tapara Barracks at around 2am on 21 October 2002. His family knows nothing about why he was arrested or where he is now. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 26 August 2004.
123. Raju Tharu, a 26-year-old farmer and resident of Magadagadi-4, Bardiya District, was arrested by five armed security force personnel while sleeping at his home around 6am on 17 August 2002. His fate is unknown since his arrest. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 25 June 2004.
124. Ram Bahadur Basnet, a 26-year-old male attendant at the Shri Shanti School, Patan, Bhaldhoka Lalitpur, and permanent resident of Shahchok-1, Thulo Shirbari, Sindhupalchok District, was arrested at his quarters at the school by about 15 armed and uniformed security force personnel at around 8:30pm on 3 October 2003. He was taken in front of his family and has been missing since.
125. Ram Bharosha Tharu, a 30-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested by 12–15 armed and uniformed security force personnel at his house and in front of his family at around 9pm on 11 August 2002. The family is unaware of the reason for his arrest and his whereabouts since.
126. Ram Chandra Karna: see Manoj Kumar Dutta.
127. Ram Karan Chaudhary, a 21-year-old farmer and resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his home by 30-35 members of the joint command deployed from the temporary camp at Manpur Tapara, Bardiya District, around midnight on 20 October 2002, after they broke open the door. His whereabouts since are unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
128. Ram Karan Tharu, a 17-year-old student at the Manpur Tapara Secondary School residing in Manpur, Tapara-8, was arrested by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at 11pm on 20 October 2002. The soldiers assured his father that they would release his son the next day, and told the family to stay inside, locking the door from outside. They took took away Ram Karan without saying why. The next day his mother went to the Manpur Tapara Barracks but the soldiers shouted at her to go back home, saying they would send her son the followiing day. However, Ram Karan never returned.
129. Ram Kishan Tharu, a 23-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-1, Bardiya District, was arrested by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 1am on 30 September 2002, while sleeping on the verandah of his house. His family was not told the reason for his arrest, even when they asked. Another person released from custody of the Bhimkali Dal Barracks, Chisapani, claims that Ram Kishan was detained together with him there, but the soldiers deny this. His whereabouts have remained uncertain since the date of his arrest. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
130. Ram Prasad Acharya, a 48-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Nauvise-1, Dhading District, was arrested at his house by 50-60 security force personnel from No. 6 Baireni Barracks at around 3:45am on 11 November 2003. His whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court. [See full details in body of report.]
131. Ram Prasad Chaudhary, a 26-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-1, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 20-25 armed security force personnel at around 3am on 2 September 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter. His whereabouts since his arrest are unknown.
132. Resham Gharti, a 34-year-old permanent resident of Bijauri-6, Dodhare, Dang District was arrested by Joint Security Force personnel at his house around midday on 31 May 2002, allegedly for being a Maoist supporter. He has been missing since his arrest and no information has been made available regarding his whereabouts.
133. Resham Karki, a 35-year-old attendant at the Bal Binod School of Natole-20, Lalitpur, Patan, a permanent resident of Thulo Shirbari, Shahchok-1, Sindhupalchok District, was arrested at his quarters on the school premises by about ten armed and uniformed security force personnel at around 7:30pm on 3 October 2003, while having a meal with his family. His whereabouts since are unknown.
134. Runcha Tharu, a 29-year-old permanent resident of Manpur-8, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house by about 12-13 armed security force personnel from the temporary camp of Manpur Tapara at around 11pm on 21 October 2002. He was dressed only in undergarments when arrested and was not allowed to wear any other dress. When his family went to ask about him at the temporary camp, the staff gave no information. His whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus writ on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
135. Ruplal Chaudhary, a 49-year-old teacher and resident of Dhadhawar-7, Bardiya District, was arrested and assaulted at his house around 7pm on 5 January 2002 by seven armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Bhimkali Barracks, Eastern Chisapani, Banke District. His sister Urmila Chaudhary was also taken with him but was released after some distance. Ruplal is still missing. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
136. Sagunlal Chaudhary, a 52-year-old teacher at Jansewa Secondary School residing in Dhadhawar-9, Bardiya District, was arrested by 30-35 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Bhim Kali Dal Barracks, Chisapani, Banke District at around 4pm on 27 December 2001, while he was returning home from school. His 27-year-old son, Krishna Kumar Chaudhari, was also detained for five days in Bhimkali Barracks after being arrested on 6 January 2002, and says that he saw his father there. But his family was given no information about him when they went to visit. A habeas corpus petition filed in the Supreme Court on his behalf was quashed on 29 February 2004.
137. Satya Narayan Parjapati, a 38-year-old lawyer and permanent resident of Jela-2, Bhaktapur District, was arrested by security force personnel on 26 April 2002 while drinking tea in the Banepa Bazaar, Kavrepalanchok District. His family members are unaware of his whereabouts and the reason for his arrest.
138. Sharad Kumar Chaudhary, a 20-year-old student residing at Hadami, Bijauri-6, Dang District, was arrested by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Ghorahi at the village of Pereni, in Hapure District, at 7am on 25 May 2002. He was arrested along with other persons in the village and was last seen being taken towards Ghorahi by bus. His family visited the barracks in Ghorahi twice, but could not find Sharad’s name in the different lists of arrested, detained and killed persons kept there. When the family inquired at the District Administration Office, Ghorahi, the officers also said they knew nothing. Sharad has not been seen since. [See full details in body of report.]
139. Shova Ram Chaudhary, a 20-year-old permanent resident of Dhodari-8, Bardiya District, was arrested by personnel of the Area Police Office, Dhodari, Bardiya District, at around midday on 25 May 2002, while he had gone to the market to buy some things. His whereabouts have been unknown since his arrest.
140. Shri Ram Chaudhary, a 25-year-old permanent resident of Daudhakala-3, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house in front of his entire family by a huge group of armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 1am on 23 May 2002. He has not returned home since, and the family does not understand why he was taken away.
141. Shyam Chaudhary, a 35-year-old permanent resident of Duruwa-7, Dang District, was arrested at his mill at around 3:30pm on 6 September 2002 by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers accusing him of being a Maoist supporter. He has gone missing since then.
142. Sita Chaudhary: see Manju (a.k.a.) Dauni Chaudhary.
143. Sita Janaki Chaudhary: see Chaitya Lal Chaudhary.
144. Sita Ram Tharu, a 35-year-old permanent resident of Magadagadi-4, Bardiya District, was arrested near his house by security force personnel from the Chisapani Barracks at around 5pm on 16 December 2001. His whereabouts since are unknown.
145. Sohan Lal Chaudhary, a 35-year-old farmer and resident of Duruwa-5, Paharuwa, Dang District, was arrested at Chauwa Khola by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers on 6 September 2002. On September 11, Swargadhari FM broadcast news that he had been killed in an encounter with insurgents on September 10; however, the family has not yet received his body.
146. Soniram Chaudhary, a 15-year-old permanent resident of Manau-8, Bardiya District, was arrested in front of his parents by about four armed security force personnel who came into the house at 1am on 12 May 2001, as part of a larger group surrounding the outside. The parents do not know why their son was taken or what has happened to him.
147. Sujindra Maharjan, a 29-year-old lawyer living in Kirtipur-14, Takarcha Tole, Chobhar, Kathmandu, where he had been working for the last 7–8 years, was taken away from his house at around 11:30pm on 15 November 2003 by seven plain clothes security force personnel. The men said that they needed him to identify the house of Dev Bahadur Maharjan, but never took him there. In fact, the security force personnel had already raided Sujindra’s house twice looking for his brother, Pancha Lal, who is also a lawyer. After failing on the third attempt, they took the brother. Sujindra was known to have political views and connections with human rights groups. He has not been seen since the arrest. Though his wife has reportedly received a letter written by her husband and a phone call that mentioned him being in the Jagadal Barracks, no one has seen his face since he was arrested.
148. Suman Rai, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Damak-18, Jhapa District, was arrested by an unknown group of people at around 6am on 15 October 2003 nearby his house. The family has guessed that his captors may be security personnel; however, no one knows why he was arrested or where he is now.
149. Surendra Rai, a 40-year-old garment worker and permanent resident of Limba-4, Paththar District temporarily residing in Nakkhu-13, Lalitpur, was arrested while reporting to the Rajdal Barracks, Lagankhel, on 18 March 2004. It was the third time he was arrested in a month. He had already been held and beaten in February and earlier in March. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf is pending with the Supreme Court. [See full details in body of report.]
150. Surya Man Maharjan, a 34-year-old resident of Lalitpur-3, Lalitpur, was arrested at his house by 20–30 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at about 1:15am on 29 September 2003. They also searched the house and found nothing. They made his father sign a prepared document, without informing him of the contents. The told his wife that her husband would be released after 4–5 days, but his whereabouts are still unknown. A habeas corpus petition on his behalf is pending in the Supreme Court.
151. Surya Prasad Sharma, a 39-year-old permanent resident of Baglung-2, Baglung District, was arrested at his house around 5am on 14 January 2002 by 10–12 Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Kalidal Barracks, Baglung, after surrounding the house. He was tortured and taken to a local army barracks. His wife persistently visited the barracks throughout January, and filed a habeas corpus writ in the Supreme Court over his arrest in early February. His case is still under consideration by the court. [See full details in body of report.]
152. Tanka Lama, a 31-year-old permanent resident of Govindapur-1, Morang District, was arrested at his house by plain clothed security force personnel on 19 October 2003, suffering from fever and diarrhoea. He was blindfolded and taken away. His whereabouts since are unknown, as was the reason for his arrest.
153. Tarkishwor Shah, a 29-year-old permanent resident of Bahuni-6, Morang District, was arrested at his house by plain clothed security personnel of Ilaka Police Office, Belbari, Morang, on 2 November 2003. He has since gone missing.
154. Tate-Ram Tharu, a 39-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Magadagadi-5, Bardiya District, was arrested at his house in front of his family by 40-50 armed security force personnel from Rambapur Check Post at around 3am on 9 August 2002. He was accused of providing food to the Maoists. He has been missing since then.
155. Tilak K C, a 22-year-old student at Mahendra Morang District Campus and permanent resident of Itahara-6, Morang District, was arrested by security force personnel from the District Police Office, Morang, on 27 September 2003. His whereabouts have since been unknown.
156. Titha Bahadur Thapa, a 22-year-old permanent resident of Daudakala-3, Bardiya District, was arrested by about 100 armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from Rambapur Check Post who surrounded his house at about 1am on 23 May 2002. The soldiers kicked him hard at the time of arrest. Five others were arrested in the village on the same day. His whereabouts are since unknown. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf was quashed on 30 November 2004.
157. Tulshi Ram Simkhada, a 41-year-old permanent resident of Dulari-5, Morang District, was arrested by an unknown group on 1 November 2003. The reason for his arrest and his whereabouts since are unknown.
158. Upendra Rai, a 25-year-old college student of Shri Sukuna Campus and permanent resident of Dandihat-6, Morang District, was arrested by the police at around 2pm on 12 September 2003 in the Itahari Bazaar. He was taken to the District Police Office, Morang, where he was kept for three days, during which time he was allowed to meet his family and relatives. However, on the fourth day he went missing, and his whereabouts have been unknown since.
159. Yagha Bahadur B K, a 19-year-old labourer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-3, Banke District, was arrested by three police from the Area Police Office, Kohalpur, Banke, around midday on 26 April 2002. His family members were not given any information about him since. A habeas corpus writ filed on his behalf in the Supreme Court was quashed on 25 June 2004.
160. Yagya Bahadur Budha, a 25-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kohalpur-6, Banke District, was arrested at his house in front of his whole family by around 15 personnel of the Area Police Office, Kohalpur, Banke District at around 5am on 10 June 2002. He was accused of being a Maoist supporter and has not been seen since.
B. Killing: Extrajudicial executions and faked encounters
1. Amrica Maurya (a.k.a.) Tharu, 27, was shot dead together with Chiddu Tharu (a.k.a.) Parsu Ram, 29, by disguised security forces for wearing star-printed bandannas around their heads at around 10am on 24 February 2002 at Dhaliya Nursery, Fattepur-1 Banke District, while they were en route to Fattepur from Binauna. The two were reportedly shot dead when they tried to run away. Chiddu Tharu was shot in his leg, shoulder and stomach. Although not completely dead, the group forced some people (Man Prasad Budha, Ram Dayal Tharu and Ram Sharan Tharu) to thrust him inside a sack. The security forces then dumped both bodies into the Rapti River.
2. Amrita Chaudhary, 22, was shot dead by an Armed Police Force unit that surrounded her as she was walking on a field path in Tulshipur-8, Dang District, at around 3pm on 12 October 2002.She was unarmed when she was killed. Chandri Bhattarai of Pawan Nagar, Mamake, Dang was also reportedly shot dead in the same incident. The bodies were not handed over to family members, and whether a post mortem was done or not is unknown.
3. Asha Ram Chaudhary, a farmer in Bargaddhi village, Trivuwan-3, Dang District, was shot dead by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army from Ghorahi along with ten other farmers at around 2:30pm on 28 November 2001. The soldiers captured the farmers as they were working in the barn of Krishna Regmi. They forced the men to lie face down on the ground and shot each at least four or five times. Then they collected the bodies, loaded them on a vehicle and took them to the Mahendra Hospital. The bodies were handed over to the families only six days later. The incident occurred three days after a state of emergency had been declared, so Radio Nepal broadcast that the men had been terrorists, not ordinary farmers. The other ten killed were Som Lal Chaudhary, Sit Lal Chaudhary, Rickman Chaudhary, Ram Bahadur Chaudhary, Rup Lal Chaudhary, Krishna Chaudhary, Prasad Chaudhary, Jagaman Chaudhary, Khusi Ram Chaudhary and Jogi Chaudhary.
4. Ashok Rai, Bharat Shrestha and Tanka Bahadur Thapa, of Sundarpur-6, 3 and 1 respectively, were arrested between 11–11:30am on 8 December 2001 and taken from their houses by policemen who entered their village in Morang District in two vans. After searching for them for a month, family and friends—including local political party leaders—found that they had been killed in a fake encounter.
5. Asuri Chaudhary, 24, was arrested, tortured and shot dead by Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldiers from Ghorahi while on his way back home after attending a dinner at his relative’s house in Laxmipur-4, Dang District, at around 7pm on 4 December 2002. The reason remains unknown.
6. Badri Khadka (a.k.a.) Deep, 29, was captured, tortured and killed by around 15 security personnel of the joint command from the Area Police Office in Rangeli, about five of them in plain clothes, in Jaljala-7, Sankhuwasava District, on 29 August 2004. They later disposed of his body.
7. Bagawata Dahal (a.k.a.) Bandana, 19, was arrested in Baguwa village, Sijuwa-4, Morang District, by 35-40 armed security force troops at around 8am on 17 April 2004 on allegations of being a Maoist. After arresting her, the security forces covered her face with a piece of cloth and took her towards Patnali village, through the jungle, where she was beaten until she bled from her entire body. She was finally slain after they took her to the bed of the Sardu River situated near the Patnali jungle at around 12pm.
8. Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad Dhobi, a 15-year-old student in grade 5, was killed along with four men, Munabber Khan, 25, Mohammad Khan, 30, Rajjab Khan, 25 and Mahendra Barma, 30, by security forces at around 6am on 3 April 2004. The group of about 12 personnel from the joint command came on bicycles and captured all five, of Sonpur-1, Banke District, while they were sleeping on the roof of the Ram Janaki Temple of Sonbarsha village. They tied the hands of the five behind their backs, forced them to lie on the road and beat them with batons and kicked them with their boots. They then told each of the men to run towards the fields in turn, and shot them in the head. Initially they spared Ram Prasad, but an officer from one of the two vehicles that arrived later shot him too. After that, they loaded the bodies into one vehicle and drove in the direction of Nepalgunj.
9. Bankaji Gurung and his 19-year-old brother Suresh Baral were shot by the security forces while coming back to their home in Pokhara, Kaski District at around 9:30pm on 12 December 2003. They had been to deliver a meal to their sister, who was being treated in a hospital, and were returning on a bike when they were shot near the Rastra Bank, at Bank Circle. Suresh died on the spot, and Bankaji died as a result of gunshot injuries. The sound of the gunshots caused the security forces stationed at surrounding government offices and residences to indiscriminately open fire for about an hour, thinking that the Maoists were attacking, causing damage to at least two dozen neighbouring houses.
10. Bharat Shrestha: see Ashok Rai.
11. Bir Bahadur Basnet and four other Maoists were shot in cold blood by Joint Security Force personnel under Royal Nepalese Army leadership in Ghahalu-5, Morang District, at 7pm on 30 December 2003, who then buried them in a common grave. One of the four was brutally tortured and shot dead, while the others were all shot and killed while sleeping. The other four persons were Menuka Chemjong, Mitra Prasad Bhattrai, Nagendra Pokharel and Rajendra Gautam.
12. Bir Kumar Singh, 32, was killed by police at around 7am on 2 September 2003 near the Dhangadhi Police Office in Siraha District. A post mortem was carried out in Lahan Hospital and the dead body was handed over to the family after they signed a paper. When the family members visited the office of the local Superintendent of Police regarding the matter they were told to file an application against the Maoists for Bir’s murder, otherwise they wouldn’t get any compensation. The family refused to comply.
13. Biraj Gurung, 22, and his two friends Sunil Gurung, 14, and Tirke Pragya, 18, were killed by soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army at around 5am of 18 February 2004 while collecting alms from passing drivers to rebuild a damaged local temple in Kawilash-1, Jugedi Bazaar, Chitwan District. Two others, Anju Gurung, 18 and Khem Gurung, 21 were severely wounded.
14. Birendra Yadav, Ram Prakash Yadav and Ram Sagar Swornakar were suspected drug dealers arrested by three plain clothed police on 24 July 2002 a few metres from Ram Prakash’s house in Keshaha-6, while on their way to Dhangadi Bazaar. When the police stopped the men, one pulled out a pistol and aimed it at the officers. About a dozen other police came as reinforcements and tied the hands of the men behind their backs with towels. They also beat and punched them while arresting them. Then they took the three to Kashahachok, a kilometre north from where they were arrested. After that they were taken towards Dhangadi in a truck. However, the police took them out of the truck along the way to Dhangadi, at a place called Gahabar, where a temple of the goddess Devi is situated. They were offloaded from the vehicle, told to run, and when they did so, the police opened fire from their pistols. Two of them were killed near the temple and one near a maize field. Their bodies were not given to their families.
15. Bhishal Chaudhary and Jwala were shot dead by troops of around 50 armed security force personnel of the joint command deployed out of Sonbarsa Base Camp, Gangapur, patrolling in Fattepur-7, Banke District, at around 8am on 7 November 2004. At the time they had gone to the sweet shop, but when the troops approached from the south of the village, Jwala left his bicycle and hurriedly ran towards the fields located on the western side of the village. Bishal ran after him. Then the security personnel fired their guns and chased them, shooting them down near Vulkauwa Pond.
16. Bishwanath (a.k.a.) Nagendra Parajuli, Tomnath Poudel and Dhan Bahadur Tamang of Hasandaha, Morang District, were shot dead by security forces under the command of the Eastern Pritana Headquarters, Itahari, on 28 September 2004. They were arrested among about 16 young men in total the day before, after a search of the village. The men were interrogated and beaten in the schoolyard overnight. The three victims were shot on the roadside the next morning. Four other persons, namely Ramesh Neupane, Purushottam Acharya, Raju Paswan and Mitthu Paswan, were taken away by the troops. After the executions, Radio Nepal reported that the men were Maoist terrorists who were killed in an encounter. However, the Maoists and families reported that only one of the three had any connection with them. The families of the dead were even too afraid to remove the bodies due to threats by the security forces; the evening after the killings some persons claiming to be Maoists came and removed them for burial.
17. Bouyalal Mura Kawari, a 40-year-old resident of Pateharwa-3, Pateharwa, Dhanusha District, was killed by security personnel after being arrested at his house around 3am on 17 October 2004, on charges of being a Maoist and providing food to Maoists. Although he tried to convince the security personnel that he had been a migrant worker in Arab countries for the last few years, they ignored him and took him to a place near Prasaitol, about one-and-a-half kilometres from his village. Then they shot him dead, took away his body and cremated it.
18. Chandi Bhattarai, an 18-year-old grade 8 student, was shot dead after being surrounded and captured by a unit from the Armed Police Force at around 3pm on 12 October 2002, while she was walking on a trail in the Chulesidamar area of Tulshipur, Dang District. Chandi had joined a revolutionary student group a month earlier, but was unarmed when she was shot dead.
19. Chandra Bahadur Kambang, a 16-year-old student and Chhatra Bahadur, a 17-year-old farmer, were brothers from Oyam-9, Likhyang who were shot dead by security personnel of the joint command deployed from Batukdal Gaon of Panchthar Jurpokhari as they were walking along Banduke Danda, Tharpu, on 20 August 2004.
20. Chandri Bhattarai: see Amrita Chaudhary.
21. Chhatra Bahadur: see Chandra Bahadur Kambang.
22. Chiddu Tharu: see Amrica Maurya.
23. Dal Bahadur Thapa, 35, and his wife Parvati Thapa, 30 were shot dead at their home in Kohalpur-6, Neulpur, Banke District, by around five soldiers at about 8:30pm on 10 September 2002 while they were sleeping. Their 10-month-old daughter also sustained bullet injuries in her stomach. They were accused of being Maoists because Dal’s brother Bir Bahadur Thapa, 25, and his sister, Tila Thapa, 21, had joined the rebels a month earlier.
24. Dambar Bahadur Oli, a 27-year-old farmer, was shot dead at Dhanwang near Khara Khola in Garpa-6, Salyan District, by soldiers at around 1am on 10 December 2002, on accusation of being a Maoist supporter. His 25-year-old wife Indrakala Oli died in February 2003 due to a pregnancy complication. The paternal grandparents of the two children are taking care of them.
25. Damber Bahadur Majhi, a permanent resident of Tribeni-6, Udayapur, was arrested along with his 22-year-old wife Harka Maya Majhi on the night of 21 October 1998 from a house owned by Magar in Sarai Ambasi by about 35 Armed Police. The police surrounded the house and arrested Damber Bahadur, Harka Maya and the landlord. All of them were shackled and taken in two different directions. Harka Maya and the landlord were taken to the Siraha District Police Office via the hills while Damber was taken towards Katari. The landlord was severely beaten on the way to Siraha. Harka Maya was released after four days upon signing a document. She did not know its contents. When she came back to her house she was shocked to learn that her husband had been killed after his arrest.
26. Dayanidhi Burma (a.k.a.) Ramesh, a 28-year-old resident of Khaskarkado-1, Bhujaigaon, Banke District, was killed by troops of the Royal Nepalese Army deployed from Western Pritana Headquarters, Imamnagar, Ranjha, Banke on 29 October 2004. About 50-60 armed security personnel, some of them in plain dress, took him from his house about 800 metres west, into paddy fields beyond a canal. At about 1am firing could be heard in the village coming from that direction, and after some time a group of security personnel came to Dayanidhi’s house. As there was nobody inside, they went to Radheshyam Burma’s house and told him that they had shot Dayanidhi Burma dead while he tried to escape near the canal.
27. Dev Kumar Acharya was shot dead after the security forces captured him at around 10am on 23 July 2002 in a field where farmers were planting rice in Khudunabari-3, Jhapa District, on suspicion of being an active Maoist. The soldiers surrounded the village and came for him alleging that he was supposedly meeting with another Maoist named Arjun. However, Dev was known in the village as opposing the physical punishments carried out by the Maoists.
28. Devi B K (a.k.a.) Jharna: see Dhalindra Basnet.
29. Devraj Regmi, a 37-year-old resident of Rampur-4, Shahipur, Dang District, was shot dead in Laxmipur-7 by Royal Nepalese Army troops at around 3pm on 26 March 2002 along with his friend. The men were killed as they tried to run away when a bomb exploded while they were going to buy an ox in the market. A third person was also shot dead in the incident.
30. Dhalindra Basnet, a 39-year-old permanent resident of Tara-4, Asmukhe, Baglung District, was killed by Royal Nepalese Army troops along with Devi B K (a.k.a.) Jharna, a Maoist activist, on 30 April 2004. Dhalindra, who was earlier the ward chairperson after running as an independent candidate in 1997, was arrested at a teashop on the morning of April 28 by four security personnel. At the time he was waiting for his breakfast with Saraswati Niure, with whom he was travelling to Bhima Pokara to decide his nephew’s marriage. Dhalindra was kept in the army camp at Bhat Khane Danda in Argal. The next day the security personnel took Dhalindra nearby his house and about five soldiers went inside and searched, but did not find anything. They also had Devi B K with them. The day after, they were taken to the forest of Rambuwa in Pandavkhani, via Hil, where they were shot dead, thrown into a ditch and covered with some leaves. Radio Nepal broadcast their names on 1 May 2004, saying that two Maoists, a man and a woman, were killed in Mahesh Khola, Baglung.
31. Dhan Bahadur Tamang: see Bishwanath (a.k.a.) Nagendra Parajuli.
32. Dhaniram Tharu, a 33-year-old resident of Baijapur-2, Belaspur village of Banke District, and his friend Jorilal Tharu, 30, of the same village, were killed by an Armed Police Force unit from Bageshwori Gaon and Kushum base camp on 29 September 2004. At the time the men were just doing their work as agricultural labourers on the farm of 70-year-old Dila Ram Dangi in Khaskusma-4, Premnagar, Banke.
33. Dharmendra Shah, a 24-year-old farmer and resident of Ghodaghawn-5, Rolpa District, was shot dead near a school some distance from his house by a Joint Security Force unit from Sangdobato Camp at around 5am on 22 October 2002. The troops took him from his house while he was sleeping, accused him of being a Maoist, and lynched him from a tree.
34. Dinesh Mahato, a 22-year-old resident of Ujjawlpur-3, Dhanusa District, was arrested at his house by 25–30 plain clothed security force personnel who surrounded the premises at around 2am on 9 January 2004. Dinesh was told to put on clothes, and his hands were tied behind his back. He was taken some 50 meters on the pretext of conducting an interrogation, before being shot dead on accusation of being a Maoist. The security forces took his body with them after killing him.
35. Ganesh Jarga, a 47-year-old resident of Bengadawor-3, Jamuniwas, Dhanusa District, was killed together with Rohit Kaphle, 35, in a field behind his house as they tried to flee from a large group of armed Royal Nepalese Army soldiers who arrived in a truck at around 10am on 17 September 2003. Ganesh was accused of being a Maoist area commander while Rohit was accused of being an ordinary member. The soldiers took the bodies with them.
36. Ganga Gauchan, a carpenter living with his elder brother Dhan Bahadur Gauchan in Ratmata-9, Baglung District, was shot and killed with Pahalbir B K (a.k.a.) Pahalsingh, a 29-year-old local businessman and resident of Tara-5, Sangukot, Baglung, by four armed security personnel who came to Pahalbir’s shop on 13 September 2003. The group accused Pahalbir of associating with the Maoists, and pulled both men out of the shop while beating them. They took them west of the shop about 20–25 metres and killed them on the spot.
37. Ghan Shyam Kamat, a resident of Dadarbairiya-3, Morang District, was killed along with Sankar Sardar of Thalaha-5 and Holai Rajbansi, a former vice-chairperson of Katahari who had since become chief of the Morang District People’s Government (Maoist), by six armed ununiformed security personnel who entered Thalaha-2 on 2 April 2004. All three were unarmed, and were shot dead after being captured. Two others managed to escape. A few days later, official sources said that the Maoists were killed in security actions carried out in the area.
38. Govinda, aged 28, and two other men, Jagat, 25 and Manoj, 30, were captured and killed while sleeping at the house of Mata Prasad Burma, the former head of the Betahani Village Development Committee, by a Joint Security Force unit comprised of about 150 personnel at around 4am on 17 July 2004. The troops opened fire as they entered the house, injuring Govinda. Manoj and Jagat were killed as they attempted to flee. The security personnel prepared a statement from Govinda and forced him to put his thumbprint on it before shooting him in the head and chest. They also prepared a document that the three men were killed in an encounter with the army and forced some scared villagers to sign it.
39. Hari Shah, an 18-year-old student and resident of Mahadevpuri-2, Banke District, was shot dead nearby the Khas Udhyan Primary School by members of the Royal Nepalese Army from Bhimkali Barracks, Chisapani, on 2 October 2003, on suspicion of being a Maoist.
40. Helu Ram Chaudhary, a 20-year-old resident of Laxmipur-3, Belwa, Dang District, was shot dead along with seven friends by a group of Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 7:25pm on 4 December 2002 while celebrating the annual Harvest Feast after curfew.
41. Hem Raj K C, a 33-year-old resident of Tharmara-4, Salyan District and former village head was shot dead by police on 26 February 1998 at a mass meeting organised by the Revolutionary Student Group in Baghchaur Community Hall. He was killed when he raised his voice against the police as they began assaulting people in the crowd who had come to attend the programme.
42. Holai Rajbansi: see Ghan Shyam Kamat.
43. Jagaman Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
44. Jagat: see Govinda.
45. Jogi Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
46. Jorilal Tharu: see Dhaniram Tharu.
47. Jwala: see Bhishal Chaudhary.
48. Kabiram Damai, an 18-year-old permanent resident of Phachawang-2, Rolpa District, was shot dead by a group of plain clothed Royal Nepalese Army troops at around 6:15am on 8 May 2001 as he was going shopping, on accusation of being a Maoist.
49. Karuna Woli ‘Bishesata’, a 21-year-old Maoist and resident of Chaukhawang, Rukum District was killed after being captured by a Joint Security Force unit from Khadga Dal, Baglung District on 28 July 2004.
50. Khidiya Tharuni, aged 20, and Khusi Ram Tharu, 22, were both shot dead by policemen around 10am on 9 July 2002 after being taken from a farm some 500 metres from where a bomb had exploded. The next day Radio Nepal reported that they were killed in an encounter.
51. Khusi Ram Tharu: see Khidiya Tharuni.
52. Kosh Narayan Joshi of Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested by the police along with his colleagues from Kathmandu on 31 July 1998 and was killed later over alleged involvement with the Maoists.
53. Krishna Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
54. Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi, a 31-year-old resident of Bala Bakhar-2, Sundarpur, Chiraiya, Dhanusha District, was killed by security personnel along with five other residents of the village who were all taken from their houses between midnight and 2am on 1 October 2004. The other five men were Lapten Yadav, 45, of Bala Bakhar-2; Raj Gir Yadav (a.k.a.) Phulgen, 45, of Chorakoyalpur-6; Ram Nath Yadav, 43, of Bala Bakhar-2; Ram Pukar Yadav, 40, of Chorakoyalpur-6; and, Shatrughan Yadav, 30, of Bala Bakhar-5. In each case, around 3–5 security personnel came into the house, searched, kicked and beat the arrestee, ignoring desperate pleas from relatives. Some family members also were beaten while trying to intervene. The dead bodies of the men were seen the next day in Keutani village, before being taken to Janakpur for cremation. Villagers asked the security personnel to return the bodies, but they refused to comply. The security forces later claimed the men were killed in an encounter with Maoists.
55. Kushi Ram Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
56. Lapten Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
57. Laxman Khatik (a.k.a.) Suraj, a 19-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Kamdi-6 in Banke District was taken by about 100 security personnel deployed from different places in Banke District and killed along with Ram Awatar Chaudhary of Halkarapur, Bankatti-9, and Nirdali Shesh of Babagaon, Betahani-5 on 25 August 2004. The three men were walked to Jafarpuruwa, Behtahani-2, and shot dead there.
58. Mahendra Barma: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
59. Man Kumar Budha, a 15-year-old student in class 5 at Shri Dhivya Jyoti High School and resident of Phachawang-2, Rolpa District, was brutally hacked to death by Royal Nepalese Army troops on 28 April 1998 while returning home from collecting cattle feed in the forest. They accused him of going to the jungle early in the morning to send food to the Maoists.
60. Mani Raj Mudbhari, a 28-year-old resident of Kumari-1, Nuwakot District, was shot dead by a group of Royal Nepalese Army soldiers while returning home from a cattle shed on 22 January 2004. Mani’s father begged the soldiers to kill him rather than his son, saying he had done nothing wrong, but the determined soldiers did not listen to him.
61. Manoj: see Govinda.
62. Menuka Chemjong: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
63. Mitra Prasad Bhattrai: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
64. Mohammad Khan: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
65. Munabber Khan: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
66. Nagendra Pokharel: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
67. Nar Bahadur Budhamagar and Ratna Bahadur Budhamagar, two brothers, were killed by a Joint Security Force team from the Majaha Gaon Barracks, Mahendra Nagar, Kanchanpur District, that came to their village in Basneuta-4, Dhadeldhura District, at around 6:30am on 17 August 2004, after being accused of being Maoists. [See full details in body of report.]
68. Nirdali Shesh: see Laxman Khatik (a.k.a.) Suraj.
69. Pahalbir B K: see Ganga Gauchan.
70. Parsuram Khanal (a.k.a.) Nabin was shot dead by security forces at around 4pm on 2 February 2004 as he came out to surrender from the house of Dukha Ram Tharu in Gulleria-6, Balapur, Bardiya District, where he was taking refuge. The next day, Radio Nepal and TV broadcast that a Maoist was shot dead in the area of the Babai River of Gulleria, Banke, and the security forces had seized a pistol, socket bomb and 60,000 rupees cash and other items. However, eyewitnesses claim that Parsuram had neither a pistol nor bombs, and had only a little money and a few papers.
71. Parvati Thapa: see Dal Bahadur Thapa.
72. Phul Bahadur Gharti, a 28-year-old farmer and resident of Aaot, Rolpa District, was shot dead by Royal Nepalese Army troops at around 6:30am on 6 April 2002 after he was taken some distance from his house and accused of being a Maoist. The soldiers had surrounded the village at around 4am and searched house to house before leading Phul Bahadur to his death.
73. Prasad Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
74. Prem Bahadur Budha, a 45-year-old farmer and permanent resident of Bageshwori-9, Banke District, was shot to death at his house by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers around 9:30pm on 2 June 2002, after an encounter with some Maoists in which one escaped. Entering Prem Bahadur’s house to search, they saw him hiding out of fear and shot him, then removed his body. They also tortured Prem Bahadur’s 15-year-old son before leaving, after which the boy had to go to India for medical treatment when the wounds from the torture became infected.
75. Radha Krishna Chaudhary and his father, 51-year-old Sohal Lal Chaudhary, were taken from their house in Kharichandanpur-6, Bardiya District, and shot dead by about five armed Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 2 November 2002. They were killed without any reason being given.
76. Raj Gir Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
77. Raj Kumar Dhalan, a 30-year-old resident of Hanikhola-4, Makwanpur District, was shot dead by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers as he opened the door of his house on their orders at around 1am on 5 February 2004. That night, the soldiers shot 16 Maoists sleeping in houses around Hanikhola. Raj Kumar’s grandmother, 80-year-old Sukmaya Dhalan, was also killed by gunfire. Most of the victims were killed after being captured.
78. Raj Lal Yadav, a 27-year-old resident of Hakpara-4, Siraha District, was killed after being arrested by plain clothes police alongside the Bangthiya pond on 19 April 2002 and accused of sticking posters for the Maoists. His beheaded body was recovered from the bed of the Ghurmi River on April 21, and was identified by the clothes.
79. Rajan Pudasaini, a 24-year-old resident of Kumari-7, Jhayaling, Nuwakot District, was shot dead together with Yadu Mudbhari, 26, resident of Kumari-1 by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers on 22 January 2004 while in Kumari and on their way to their father-in-law’s house in Duduwa village, Dui Pipal. The soldiers took them from the house of Bidhur Mudbhari, where they were having tea, to some distance away and shot them. They handed the bodies to Bidhur after forcing him to sign a document.
80. Rajendra Gautam: see Bir Bahadur Basnet.
81. Rajendra Rawat, a 22-year-old resident of Katari-8, Udayapur District, was arrested by two policemen armed with pistols who entered the kitchen of his father-in-law’s house in Dudhauli-3, Sindhuli District, where he was sitting at around 6pm on 1 July 1997. They took him some distance away from the house and shot him three times in his stomach and once in his forehead. The reason for his killing is unknown.
82. Rajjab Khan: see Bandara (a.k.a.) Ram Prasad.
83. Raju B K, a 29-year-old resident of Dundunga, Baglung-10, Baglung District, was taken from his house by Royal Nepalese Army soldiers from the Kalidal Barracks in Baglung on 30 March 2002 and kept incommunicado for two days. On the third day after his arrest, a soldier from the Kalidal Barracks came to Raju’s house and told his father that the army had handed his son over to the police and asked him to go to visit him in the District Police Office, Baglung. There, a police officer told his father that Raju was shot dead while trying to escape from custody. After a post mortem in Baglung Hospital, the body was handed over to the father once he signed a document.
84. Ram Awatar Chaudhary: see Laxman Khatik (a.k.a.) Suraj.
85. Ram Bahadur Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
86. Ram Narayan Sada, a 45-year-old resident of Pateharwa-3, Kothiya, Dhanusha District, was shot and killed while sleeping under a tree at around 4am on 17 October 2004. They took his body away and had it cremated in Janakpur. As the villagers live in fear of the security forces in the area, they did not become involved in the case.
87. Ram Nath Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
88. Ram Prakash Yadav: see Birendra Yadav.
89. Ram Pukar Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
90. Ram Sagar Swornakar: see Birendra Yadav.
91. Ratna Bahadur Budhamagar: see Nar Bahadur Budhamagar.
92. Reena Rasaili, an 18-year-old grade 7 student, and Subhadra Chaulagain, 17, of Pokahari Chauri-4, Kavrepalanchok District, were shot and killed separately by a group of security personnel after midnight on 13 February 2004. [See case of Subhadra Chaulagain.] According to Karna Bahadur Rasaili, the 53-year-old father of Reena, around ten plain clothes armed security personnel came to his house at midnight and called for him to open the door, saying that they were friends of Comrade Deepak, his son, a Maoist party member. He did not open the door because of fear, so they broke the door and entered the house. After searching it, they pulled his daughter out from her bed and took her to the cowshed. Her aunt, 37-year-old Devi Sunuwar, said, “I did not hear any conversation between Reena and the security personnel. I only heard her painful cry and moaning from inside. It continued for almost five hours.” At around 5am the security personnel took Reena out from the cattle shed and took her 100 metres away, after which they shot her three or four times. After the security personnel left, the family found Reena’s dead body totally naked to the west of their house, with bullet injuries to her head, breasts and eyes. She also had injuries and scratches on her stomach and chest. The security personnel also took Murali, the brother-in-law of Devi Sunuwar, who was sleeping at the same house, and assaulted him elsewhere. [See case of Maina Sunuwar in body of report.] It was also reported that a young boy named Tasi Lama was killed during the same night. A national radio broadcast on February 13 named Reena among the three dead victims of the night and said they were terrorists who were killed in an encounter with security forces.
93. Rickman Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
94. Rohit Kaphle: see Ganesh Jarga.
95. Roshan Lal Budhathoki, a 24-year-old government driver and permanent resident of Kajhari, Salyan District, was shot dead by security forces at around 2pm as he was driving food supplies along with other government staff to Tharmare on 27 November 2001. The others in the vehicle managed to flee, but the confused Roshan was shot dead as he climbed down from the vehicle.
96. Rup Lal Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
97. Rupa Chaudhary, a 12-year-old resident of Shorahana-2, Bardiya District, was shot dead by a Joint Security Force unit that arrived at her house at around 11pm on 21 July 2002, while she was sleeping. They pulled her to a well nearby the house and accused her of cooking food for the Maoists, before shooting her in front of her parents, who were beaten for attempting to stop the murder.
98. Sankar Sardar: see Ghan Shyam Kamat.
99. Shatrughan Yadav: see Krishna Kumar Yadav (a.k.a.) Biranchi.
100. Shiva Prasad Chaudhary was tortured and then shot dead by troops of about 100 Royal Nepalese Army personnel deployed from Thakurdwara Camp searching for Maoists in the Bagnaha-3 community forest, where Shiva Prasad served as watchman, on 11 July 2004. As the troops could not find any Maoists, they tortured and killed Shiva Prasad instead.
101. Sit Lal Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
102. Sohal Lal Chaudhary: see Radha Krishna Chaudhary.
103. Som Lal Chaudhary: see Asha Ram Chaudhary.
104. Sone Lal Mandal, a 42-year-old farmer and Maoist was shot dead by a group of plain clothes policemen while on his way to buy chicken with his friend Arun just a few hundred metres from his house in Shivanagar village, Mohanpur-9, Siraha District, on 2 August 2002.
105. Subhadra Chaulagain, a 17-year-old grade 9 student at Prava Secondary School and resident of Pokahari Chauri-3, Kavrepalanchok District, was detained by security forces after they had taken and gang-raped Reena Rasaili [see case above] on 13 February 2004. When several personnel came to her house around midnight, a friend who was sleeping upstairs reportedly jumped out and ran away out of fear. The security forces fired on him but could not capture him, so they went and dragged Subhadra from bed and took her outside. She cried, saying that she had not done anything wrong, and begged them to take her to the district headquarters instead of killing her. However, the personnel started to beat her brutally and pulled her along. The family, which was forced back inside, then heard around nine gunshots. After that, four security personnel severely beat up Kedar Nath Chaulagain, 45, Subhadra’s father. They punched him in his face, stomach and chest, blaming him for supporting the Maoists. He finally lost consciousness from the assault. Although he was severely wounded, he could not go to hospital because of threats by the security forces. After the incident, Subhadra’s 14-year-old brother, Ram Kumar Chaulagain, went into shock, refusing to eat or drink, and going to offer food to the dead body of his sister instead.
106. Suk Lal Bhandari, a 48-year-old resident of DadaGuan-7, Salyan District, was shot dead as he tried to run from Royal Nepalese Army soldiers at around 3pm on 27 November 2001, while in Chakli Ghat.
107. Sukmaya Dhalan: see Raj Kumar Dhalan.
108. Sunil Gurung: see Biraj Gurung.
109. Suresh Baral: see Bankaji Gurung.
110. Surya Lal Tharu, a 30-year-old ice cream manufacturer residing in Kharichandanpur-6, Bardiya District, was taken from his house by around five armed and uniformed Joint Security Force personnel at around 3am on 2 November 2002, before being shot at a nursery about one kilometre away. The reason for his killing is unknown.
111. Tanka Bahadur Thapa: see Ashok Rai.
112. Tasi Lama: see Reena Rasaili.
113. Thagga Tharu, a 32-year-old farmer residing in Motipur-5, Bardiya District, was shot dead a few metres from his house at midnight on 2 November 2002 by around nine uniformed Joint Security Force personnel who accused him of being a Maoist. His brother was also arrested at the same time and has been missing since.
114. Tirke Pragya: see Biraj Gurung.
115. Tomnath Poudel: see Bishwanath (a.k.a.) Nagendra Parajuli.
116. Yadu Mudbhari: see Rajan Pudasaini.
