The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on June 21 launched a fact-finding investigation into the death of Sarlahi District in-charge of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) in ‘an encounter with Police’, reports The Himalayan Times. Kumar Poudel, Sarlahi District in-charge of CPN-Maoist-Chand was killed on June 20.
Meanwhile, Chair of State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives Shashi Shrestha on June 23 summoned Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa over the ‘encounter killing’ of CPN-Maoist-Chand Sarlahi District in-charge, reports The Himalayan Times. As per the panel’s order, the Home Minister will have to appear before the panel on June 24 (today). The panel took the decision after some members of the committee, including ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) lawmaker Janardan Sharma, condemned the incident, saying it resembled extra judicial killings committed by the autocratic regime.