Probe into Rajahar case demanded

Himalayan News Service

Rupandehi, May 24:

Human rights activists of Rupandehi have appealed to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to carry out investigation into the Rajahar incident in which two women Maoists were gunned down by the security forces. They have claimed that the state has violated norms of the Geneva Convention in this incident. They say, the two women were caught while they were taking bath at Bartangi of Rajahar VDC on May 8 and were later killed.