Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has remarked that Tuesday night's intimidation of Nepal Communist Party lawmaker Niru Pal was connected to political crime. 

Addressing the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting on Thursday, Minister Thapa said the incident of lawmaker Pal's intimidation has drawn the government’s serious attention. He informed the parliament that an investigation has been launched into the incident.  

He remarked that those against the country’s progress and wishing to create instability have been intensifying such criminal activities at a time when the country is heading on the path to development and prosperity.

Home Minister Thapa also claimed that the government has been successful in discouraging the activities aimed at “overturning the state”.

Saying that the rape and murder incident of Kanchanpur’s Bhimdutta Municipality has left the government stunned, Minister Thapa said the government will take stern action against the perpetrators involved in the serious crime. He notified the parliament that two suspects have been arrested and murder case has been lodged against them based on the complaint of the victim’s family.

The Home Minister informed that a team led by Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) DSP has initiated further investigation into the case. He said the local administration has been directed to adopt precaution to avert the repetition of such incidents in the future.

He blamed the unregulated consumption of alcohol and drug smuggling for such incidents. He also said the consumption of alcohol has increased domestic and sexual violence.

The government should take stern steps and launch a campaign to control alcohol in order to curb such activities, Home Minister Thapa said.