BHIMDATTANAGAR: The parents of Nirmala Panta, who have been staging a sit-in for long, demanding action against the culprits behind the rape and murder of their daughter, have called off the sit-in in Bhimdattanagar Municipality-2, Kanchanpur district.

They postponed the sit-in after submitting a memorandum to the Prime Minister, through the District Administration Office (DAO), Kanchanpur, on Friday.

The parents of 13-year-old Panta had been staging the sit-in at the main gate of the DAO since November 11 at the initiatives of the local Citizens Struggle Committee.

The victim's father, Yagya Raj Panta, complained that the government was not serious regarding the rape and murder of their daughter even after the passing of seven months since occurance of the heinous crime.

Handing over the memo addressing the Prime Minister to the Chief District Officer Shankar Bista, he charged that a 'gang' was active to create a situation to let off the police employees who allegedly destroyed the evidence related to the crime.

"Nothing more than departmental action was taken against those police personnel who destroyed the evidence. Whoever is the criminal, they should be brought to book," an angry Panta said. He said they had to call off the sit-in due to health issues for now but would press for justice to their daughter.

It has been learned that the Panta couple would now go to Kathmandu for health treatment.

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