Members of “Justice for Nirmala” campaign organised a protest at the south gate of Singha Durbar in Kathmandu on Thursday.
The demonstrators holding banners and placard organised a sit-in for a brief while in front of Singha Durbar which has been listed as prohibited zone for protests.
The Nepal Police personnel on duty at the south gate barely managed to control the protesters but more police force arrived to assist them following which the demonstrators left the area on their own.
The protesters demanded the authorities arrest and take action against the culprit(s) involved in the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur, take action as per the criminal law against suspended SP Dilli Bista, the then police chief of Kanchanpur among others.
Likewise, the agitators have also put forth 10-point demands to control gender based violence.
Anish Regmi is a photojournalist for The Kathmandu Post, focusing on political and social issues. Before joining the Post in 2017, he spent four years at various national dailies and online news portals covering political and social issues.
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