WELL WHAT HAPPENED IN KAPILVASTU SHOWS WE NEPALESE R DIVIDED AT HEART
GIVEN A CHANCE 1 NEPALI IS READY TO KILL THE OTHER 1
KAPILVASTU KILLINGS ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS A TYPE OF CONSIPARY IS GOING ON AGAINST THE PAHADE PPL IN NEPAL ESPECIALLY LIVING IN MADESH
SO IS IT TIME FOR PAHADES TOO TO RISE IN SELF-DEFENCE?
WELL TIME WILL TELL


Kapilvastu death toll reaches 20



Amrita Anmol


KAPILVASTU, Sept 19 - The death toll in the Kapilvastu riots has mounted to 20 as 14 more bodies were recovered in the district Wednesday.
Seven bodies were recovered from a gorge at Devnagari in Birpur VDC this morning, stated the District Police Office (DPO), quoting local residents.

Eight more bodies were recovered from the same area today evening, the locals said.

More bodies are expected to be recovered, the police informed.

None of the eight bodies have been identified yet as their bodies have been disfigured beyond recognition, the police added.

Among the seven found this morning, the deceased have been identified as Hari bahadur Basnet, Jhabinda Khanal, Shovaram Sunar of Bisanpur VDC, and Mohit Bahadur Magar of Shivagadi VDC-3.

A woman from the same village is yet to be identified.

According to Deputy Superintendent Kuber Kadayet, faces of two of them have disfigured beyond recognition.

A team of police has headed for Bisanpur VDC after they were informed that the bodies were in the village.

The police team plans to bring the dead bodies to the DPO.

At least, 14 people are still missing in the riots torn in Bishanpur and other affected areas.

Two passenger buses were torched last night during the curfew period. The police have arrested four persons for their suspected involvement in the incident.

Besides, one dozen vehicles have been set ablaze and vandalized in Ganeshpur and Mahendra Highway, the locals added.

Meanwhile, curfew was relaxed for four hours this morning after three days. The curfew has been re-imposed in the district.

Property worth millions of rupees were destroyed in the riots after an unidentified group shot dead Mohit Khan, a former leader of an anti-Maoist group, Sunday morning.

The DPO added that at least 110 vehicles were either vandalized or torched while over 300 houses in various places were set ablaze.

In Chandrauta bazaar alone, 85 vehicles were torched whereas 16 others were torched in Krishnanagar.

Govt forms probe panel on Kapilvastu riots; 3 killed in fresh clash

The government has constituted a judicial panel to investigate into the killings and destruction in Kapilvastu and Rupendehi districts.

An emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers held in Baluwatar Thursday evening formed the three-member commission headed by Rajbiraj Appellate Court judge Lokendra Mallik. Advocate Puspa Raj Koirala and Deputy Inspector General of Nepal Police Niraj Pun are the members of the commission.

Home Minister Krishna Situala said the commission has been mandated to investigate the violent incidents, loss of lives and property and recommend compensation to the victims and legal action against the guilty.

The government also decided to provide with Rs 10,000 to each of the families of people killed in the riots as immediate relief, Rs 10,000 to families whose houses have been burned down and Rs 5000 to families that have suffered minor damages.

Home Minster Situala said the government had taken seriously the violent incidents that have taken place in Kapilvastu and Rupandehi since Sunday. He claimed that the government was making necessary security arrangements to bring the situation under control. A delegation of central level political leaders are planning to travel to Kapilvastu on Friday.

Meanwhile, at least three persons were killed in a violent confrontation between two groups at Jagdishpur in restive Kapilvastu district Thursday afternoon.

According to the police, two of those killed in the clash have been identified as Shiva Gupta and Bishnu Gupta. Several others including some policemen were injured in the incident.

There is little information on the latest situation in many of riot-prone parts of Kapilvastu as journalists and human rights groups have not been able visit these areas.

Chandrauata, Bishanpur and some other areas still remain under curfew. With today's fatalities, the number of people killed in Kapilvastu since Sunday has reached 31. nepalnews.com mk Sep 20 07

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