{"id":12768,"date":"2018-08-26T01:24:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T01:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=12768"},"modified":"2018-08-26T01:24:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T01:24:04","slug":"one-dead-in-nepal-rally-demanding-action-over-teens-rape-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=12768","title":{"rendered":"One dead in Nepal rally demanding action over teen’s rape, murder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One teenage boy has been killed and dozens were injured in west\u00a0Nepal<\/a> when police opened fire on protesters demanding action over the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Angry crowds took to the streets in the city of Mahendranagar on Friday, accusing police of protecting the person responsible for the brutal crime.<\/p>\n

Police officer Krishna Raj Ojha told AFP news agency on Saturday that 17-year-old Sani Khuna was killed after officers fired shots “to contain the violent protest”.<\/p>\n

According to the Kathmandu Post, Khuna died while being taken to hospital for treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The publication said that several other protesters, as well as police personnel, were injured in the clashes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police said an indefinite curfew has been imposed in the area, near the border with India’s Uttarakhand state. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Schoolgirl Nirmala Panta went missing in late July and her body was found the following day in a sugar-cane field.<\/p>\n

Anger boiled over after police arrested a man who reportedly has severe learning difficulties, and whom protesters say is a scapegoat allowing officers to shield the real culprit.<\/p>\n

The victim’s family have also accused police of failing to take action over her death.<\/p>\n

“The state has not taken the cases of rape and violence against women seriously,” women’s rights activist Hima Bista told AFP.<\/p>\n

“Protection is being provided to the rape-accused time and again,” she added.<\/p>\n

Further rallies are planned for Saturday across Nepal. In the capital, Kathmandu, around 1,500 people staged a silent protest under a heavy police presence, AFP reported.<\/p>\n

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Rape is not just a women’s issue. It’s about man who stop behaving like human beings & start behaving like animal. In an average, 1 women\/girl are victimized of rape each day in Nepal #JusticeforNirmala<\/a> #SaveOurGirls<\/a> ? #SaveNepal<\/a> #PunishedRapist<\/a> #WakeUpOliGovernment<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bwNwp4c0xe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SMRITI DHUNGANA (@aesmriti) August 23, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The hashtags #RageAgainstRape and #JusticeForNirmala were also trending on Twitter.<\/p>\n

“The so-called democratic government couldn’t give justice to the rape and murder victim instead they killed an innocent boy,” Twitter user Sunel GC posted.<\/p>\n

There were 1,480 reported rapes in Nepal last year, according to recently released police data, almost double the number reported in 2016.<\/p>\n

Activists say the rise is due to more women reporting violence to the police, but also say many more still go unreported in deeply patriarchal Nepal.<\/p>\n

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\n SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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