Kathmandu, March 5 : The National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded the government authorities to
conduct fair investigation on the death of a 13-year-old Shalin Pokhrel, an 8th
grader at Ekata Sishu Niketan Boarding School, Chitwan. The guilty one behind
the case must be taken action, it added.
Issuing a press release on Monday,
NHRC spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokhrel urged the government for fair
investigation. NHRC also requested all sides concerned not to involve in the
activity that impacts investigation.
Police have been carrying out
investigation on the incident that the 8th grader Pokhrel was allegedly found
dead, hanging herself in the school hostel at Tandi, Chitwan on February
24.
The human rights watch body has
also written to the concerned agencies including Ekata Sishu Niketan Boarding
School informing that it had also initiated investigation. The TU Teaching
Hospital, Maharajgunj has been requested for postmortem report. (RSS)