Villagers demand harsh punishment

People from Marchahawa of Kudiya VDC-4 in Nawalparasi district on Monday staged a demonstration to protest the murder of 10-year-old Jivan Kohar in a human sacrifice ritual. Villagers demand harsh punishment

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Bechu Gaud

Published at : August 4, 2015

Updated at : August 4, 2015 08:38

Parasi

People from Marchahawa of Kudiya VDC-4 in Nawalparasi district on Monday staged a demonstration to protest the murder of 10-year-old Jivan Kohar in a human sacrifice ritual. The villagers, including children and elderly, held a sit-in protest outside the District Police Office and the District Administration Office at Parasi, the district headquarters, demanding that the persons involved in the incident be hanged. Demonstrators also demanded the authorities to investigate the whereabouts of 14-year-old Punarwasi Harijan who have been missing for the past one year.

They stopped their protest only after Chief District Officer Hari Prasad Mainali assured that he would recommend maximum penalty against the persons found involved in the boy’s murder. Mainali also assured the protesting villagers of launching various awareness campaigns in the district to discourage ill practices borne out of superstition.

On July 21, Jivan was killed in a human sacrifice ritual by slitting his throat. The boy’s neighbour, Kodai Harijan, and 10 others have been arrested in connection to the incident.

Harijan has admitted that he killed Jivan after a local shaman advised him that he should sacrifice a human child to cure his sick son.

Superintendent of Police Nalprasad Upadhyay said that Harijan and other suspects are currently being held in investigative custody. He added that a case will soon be filed against the suspects and that maximum penalty will be recommended against them.