KATHMANDU: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asked the government to retest DNA of the suspects in Nirmala Panta’s rape and murder case in an eight-point directive issued on Sunday. Moreover, the human rights body issued a press release and said that it has asked the government to retest suspects' DNA, vaginal swab of the victim and semen found in it after concluding a discussion on preliminary findings of a probe report. The decision to issue the directives has come after stakeholders criticised NHRC for not making its probe report public. Moreover, NHRC also suggested that the government should evaluate equipment, chemicals and resources of the laboratories used to test DNA and store vaginal swab of the victim. Likewise, the rights body also called into question the roles of Nirmala’s friend Roshni Bam, her sister Babita Bam and suspended Superintendent of Police Dilli Raj Bista, and asked government to further probe into the matter. More than 70 days have passed since 13-year-old Nirmala Panta was raped and murdered in Bhimdutta Municipality of Kanchanpur district and authorities still have not been able to book the guilty.