प्रणय प्रधान को मृत्यु - गोर्खालीहरुलाई भारत भरी हेपेको कुरा

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गोर्खालीहरुलाई भारत भरी हेपेको कुरा कुनै नया कुरा होइन तेस्मा हामी गोर्खाली जाती डटेको नै छैनौ, "तेस्तो त भै रहन्छ" भनेर टाली दिन्छौ तर हिज आज यो हेपाइ ले रेखा पार गरेको के मलाइ अनि केही जागरुक जन्ताहरुलाई मात्र आभास भएको हो? आज प्रणय प्रधान को मृत्यु भयो अस्पताल मा जो हिजो अस्ति दिल्ली को गुण्डाहरु ले कुटेर मर्नु र बाच्नु हुने स्थिती मा फ्याकी दिएको थियो। 

एति मात्र कहाँ हो र निकै छ नि एस्ता हरु अनि यो सब घटना भै सकेर के गर्छौ र फेस्बुक मा दुई तीन वटा पोस्ट हालेर शोक मनाउछौ, आफू ले मात्र देख्ने बजार को भित्ता मा पोस्टर टाल्छौ अनि बाँस! काम टर्यो मैले गर्ने कर्तव्य निभाए भनेर ठूलो श्वास फेरेर आफ्नो परिवार सङ रमाउछौ तर त्यो मरौ परेको परिवार मा के हुँदै होला अनि त्यो मरौ कस्ले गर्दा परेको हो? हामी आफै ले गर्दा, हो! हामी ले गर्दा त्यो घर मा मरौ परेको हो अरु बेला अरु ले हेप्दा हामी दरो भएर डटेर युद्ध गरेको भए आज त्यो मरौ पर्थेन होला फेस्बुक र त्यो कोसै ले पत्तो न गर्ने भित्ता मा हावा हावा को पोस्टर न टालेर खास रण भुमी मा ओर्लेको भए आज त्यो मरौ पर्थेन।

खुकुरी उठाउनु भनेको होइन, लडाइ गर्नु भनेको होइन खुन खराबा गर्नु भनेको होइन, मानव्ता हराएको सन्सार मा यो हेपाइ खानु परेको स्थिती मा राज्निती ले अलिकती पनि काम गरेको छैन ईतिहास साक्षी छ अनि बर्तमन पनि। के फाइदा करोड करोड को बाटो बनाएर जब हेपाइ मा हिड्नु पर्यो भने, के फाइदा पावर र पोजिसन को जस्ले आफ्नै घाँटी मा बाध्धिएको लुगा सिलाउने धागो पनि चुट्टाउन सकेन भने?

नचिनिने भएछौ भन्ने कविता त भुतकाल मै लेख्नु भएको थियो तेति बेला त न चिनिने भएको थिएछ हाम्रो जाती अब झन के भै सक्यो सबैलाई थाहा छ। प्रणय प्रधान त सबै हेपाइ को एउटा एक्जाम्पल मात्र हो तेस्तो एक्जाम्पल त कति छ कति जो मर्न पनि सक्दैन बाच्न पनि सक्दैन। अनि हामी के गर्न सक्छौ? केइ न केइ, अह! एति गर्न सक्छै फेस्बुक मा एउटा पोस्ट हाल्नु अनि नेताहरु ले कसै ले पत्तो न गर्ने भित्ता मा पोस्टर टाल्नु।

स्कुल कलेज मा एन्टि रेग्गिङ सर्टिफिकेट बनाउनु लगाउछ एड्मिस्सन गरि सकेर रेग्गिङ्ग न होस भनेर, यदि भएको ख्ण्ड मा जस्ले गर्छ तेस्लाइ प्रसासन ले डन्ड दिन्छ हामी गोर्खा जाती पनि त स्कुल भित्रै छौ अनि स्कुल को नाउ हो भारत। किन हामीलाई मात्र छुट्टाउछ? किन हामी मात्र हेप्पिन्छौ?हामी मिलेर किन बस्न सक्दैनौ?हामी डटेर किन लड्न सक्दैनौ? के हामी न बिकि बस्न सक्दैनौ?

आदत भै सक्यो आदत निहुरेर हिड्ने हेपाइ खाने कस्ले जिम्मेवारी उठाउछ हामी हेपिएको? को जिम्मेदार छ हाम्रो हेपाइ को? के हेपिएरै जीवन बिताउने आज प्रणय प्रधान को मृत्यु भएको छ यदि हाम्रो जाती हेपाइ न खाने भए अरु जाती सम्मान भए कसैले आँखा उठाएर हेर्न सक्दैन थियो तर भयो होइन? भोलि हाम्रो जाती को पनि एसरी अस्पताल मा मृत्यु न होस जोगाएर राखौ, यो जन्ता ले याद राख्नु पर्छ नेता ले याद राख्नु पर्छ अनि सर्कार ले याद राख्नु पर्छ।

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11-Year-Old Girl Child Molested in Kalimpong

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HORRIFIC: 11-Year-Old Girl Child Molested in Kalimpong

SPECIAL REPORT: Nisha V Chettri

After an incident of molestation to a minor that came to light through social networking sites, the accused allegedly identified as Govind Sarki has been absconding, while the little survivor admits that she was molested.

Sarki is known to be a driver (Driving white WagonR) by profession, living with a wife and daughter of two. According to the information received from the survivor’s family, the mother, who suffers from fluency disorder, used to walk her towards her school every day. On Friday, Sakri coincidently was around their locality and volunteered to drop the girl to her school, which he used to do once in a while.

On the way to her school, he stopped the car in an isolated area, came out of the driver’s seat, got in the second seat, locked the door, removed her shirt and molested her. It was known that she was alone in the car.

She returned home later in the (Friday) evening and told her mother about the incident, her mother, on the other hand, was not (fully) believed by her family members because of her disorder.

On Sunday, when the family members prepared to give the girl a bath, they asked her about the incident and she said everything slowly. The family members later took her to Sarki’s house to identify him, he was not present. When his photo was shown, she started shivering with fear, informed the family members. They filed an FIR later in the evening on Sunday and admitted her at the District Hospital for her medicals.

‘He also bit her in sensitive parts of the body’ said the family source, while the survivor was nodding behind her at the District Hospital when asked her, ‘How old are you?’ she responded ‘I am turning 11 soon’

It was also known that he gave her 10 rupees before and after he abused her. Sarki, on the other hand, has been absconding ever since the incident

‘If the kid is lying or unsure, why would he abscond after the incident?’ questioned the family members.

However, as per the verbal order of Child Welfare Committee-Alipurduar, (In-Charge Kalimpong), she was sent to Bal Suraksha Abhiyan (An NGO) in the evening, for the temporary shelter.

The case is filed in the Women Police Station and the police sources said that they are investigating in the matter.

Via TheDC

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Priyanka Lama murder case, family seeks justice

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Priyanka Lama Murdered -  Family and Friends Demand Justice

Special Report: Nand Poudel

Nagarkatta police have found a blood-drenched dead body of Priyanka Lama(24) on Saturday evening. She is the resident of Chadar Line near Hindi High School under Nagarkatta Block.

Priyanka's family has suspected her death as a murder and police has said it will be confirmed only after the post mortem of her dead body.

Priyanka Lama 

According to the report in the evening of the incident, Priyanka had just crossed the gate of her house talking over her phone when there was a sudden loud noise.

Her neighbour, a lady who came out hurriedly hearing the loud noise spotted her fallen on the ground drenched in a pool of blood. She informed Priyanka's mother about the incident who fainted seeing the condition of her daughter.

Priyanka was rushed to Sulkapada hospital by local people where she was declared dead.

Sources from her family said she died of a big wound over her head from a sharp weapon. Excess flow of blood from her ears is also spotted which is believed to claim her life. The reason behind the murder is unknown to the family and the police have resumed the investigation.

Police have assured the culprit to be brought to justice as soon as possible. After the brutal incident, local people in an atmosphere of fear and insecurity have demanded the police administration to bring the culprit to justice within 24 hours.

Priyanka Lama was the only daughter of late Chandre Lama a resident of Chadar Line, Nagarkatta. After her father's death 15 years ago she was brought up by her mother a widow, Aruna Lama who was bearing Priyanka's education.

Her mother's only future recourse Priyanka was working in a private bank in Kurseong branch after completing her graduation. She had come home on two day's leave and was supposed to join her duty the following Monday but met her mysterious fate on Sunday evening.

Her relatives and neighbours who are grieving her suspicious death are not ready to take it as a natural death. Her uncle Mr Ganesh Aley mourning her death has demanded a deeper investigation in the murder case.

शनिबार साँझ नगरकट्टा पुलिसले रक्तम्बे अवस्थामा एक युवतीको मृतदेह उद्धार गरेको छ । मृत युवतीको नाम प्रियंका लामा (२४) जो नगरकट्टा खण्ड अन्तर्गत हिन्दी हाई स्कुल छेउ चादर लाइनका स्थानीय वासीन्दा हुन । परिवारले प्रियंकालाई हत्या गरिएको आरोप लगाएको छ भने यता नगकरकट्टा पुलिसले मृत्युको कारण पोष्टमार्टम पछी जान्न सकिने बताएको छ । घटनालाई लिएर नगरकट्टामा शोकको लहर छाएको छ ।

घटनाको प्राप्त जानकारी अनुसार शनिबार साँझको समय प्रियंका मोबाइलमा बात गर्दै घरको फाटक मात्र पार गरेकी थिन । अचानक केही आहट सुनेपछी छिमेकी महिला वाहिर आउछीन र प्रियंकालाई रक्तम्बे अवस्थामा भूइमा लडी रहेको देखछिन । यस्तो दृष्य देखेर महिला चिचाउदै प्रियंकाको आमालाई बोलाउ छिन । केही क्षण अघि मात्र संघै बसेर कफी पिएको छोरीलाई रक्तम्बे अवस्थामा देखेपछी आमा अरुणा आले त्यहीनै मुर्छा परछिन । गाउलेहरुले तुरन्तै सुलकापाडा अस्पताल पुराएता पनि चिकित्सकले प्रियंकाको मृत्यु भई सकेको बताउछ ।

परिवार सूत्रले जनाए अनुसार प्रियंकाको मृत्यु कुनै धारिलो हतियार प्रहार गरेर भएको बतायो । कारण प्रियंकाका शिरमा गहिरो चोट रहेको छ र कानबाट धेरै खुन गएको पनि देखिएको बताएको छ । प्रियंकाको मृत्युको कारणबारे परिवार पनि अनभिज्ञनै रहेको छ । पुलिसले छानबीन शुरु गरेको छ । पुलिसले चाँडै दोषीलाई चिन्हित गरेर कानूनी सजाय दिने बताएको छ । तर यसरी एक जना युवतीको साँझपखनै हत्या भएकोले नगरकट्टावासीले असुरक्षित महशुस गरेका छन । र पुलिसले २४ घण्टा भित्र दोषीलाई प्रकाउ गर्न पर्ने माग गरेको छ ।

प्रियंका लामा नगरकट्टा चादरलाइन निवासी स्वः चन्द्रे लामाका एकलो छोरी हुन । चन्द्रे लामाको आज भन्दा १५ वर्ष अघिनै स्वरगारोहण भएको थियो । त्यपछी विद्यवी असाहय आमा अरुणा लामाले छोेरीको पालन पोषण अनि शिक्षा दान गराएका थिन । आमको एक मात्रा जीवनको साहारा छोरी प्रियंका थिन । जसले रा्रोसित शिक्षा आर्जन गरेर गत दिसम्बर महिनामा मात्र कुनै एक बेसरकारी व्यांकमा खारसाङ शाखामा नौकरी पाएकी थिन । दुई दिन छुट्टि हुँदा घर आएकी प्रियंका सोमबार काममा जानु थियो । तर आईतबार रातीनै प्रियंकाको रहस्मय मृत्यु भयो । प्रियंकाको परिवार आफन्ता लगायत छिमेकीहरुले यस घटनालाई कुनै पनि अवस्थामा मान लिन सकेको छैन । प्रियंकाका मामा गणेश आले भने, हामी धेरै मर्माहत छौं । यो हत्यो हो । पुलिसले गहराईमा गएर घटनाको छानबीन गर्नु पर्ने तिनले माग गरेका छन ।

Via thedarjeelingchronicle.com

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Kalimpong Girl Murdered in Delhi

9:55 PM

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Lakshmi Chettri, a 32 years old woman from 15th Mile Dalapchand Busty in Kalimpong, was found dead in her residence at 1 Desu Road, Mehrauli, New Delhi. The incident happened on 25th Oct.

According the the Post Mortem reports, the case was that of Murder. The reason for the murder and the person/people behind it are still unknown.

Lakhsmi was survived by her farmer parents back at home, who stand devastated by the incident. The Darjeeling representatives at the North East Cell and in Delhi supported by other active members helped the family with Lakshmi's Cremation at Delhi itself.

The Team has further approached Higher Police officials in Delhi regarding the case, who have promised immediate and serious investigation in the matter.

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Fake Momo Challenge messages creates panic

8:03 AM

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Some people spreading fake messages to create panic, says CID All the numbers from where messages were sent to people in to play the Momo Challenge were based abroad, the CID said.

The West Bengal CID on Tuesday downplayed the growing Momo Challenge scare in the state, saying most of the messages received by people inviting them to play the alleged killer game appear to be fake, and that there is no reason to connect the recently reported suicide cases to it.

No formal complaints regarding the game have been filed at any of the police stations in the state till date. All the numbers from where the messages were sent to people in the state to play the Momo Challenge were based abroad and an investigation has been initiated into this, the DIG (Operations), CID, Nishat Pervez said.

“Even I got the ‘Momo Challenge’ message on my cellphone but the sender is known to me. No Momo cases have been filed in any of the police stations, be it in the districts or the city, contrary to media reports. Instead, what is gaining prominence is a fake message that is being circulated through social media. The messages have no links that would take the recipient to the actual game. Even the preliminary investigation into the alleged suicidal deaths in north Bengal too did not reveal any clue relating to the ‘Momo Challenge’ having played a role in the deaths,” Pervez said.

“Fake messages can be created and that is what has happened,” he said.
Media and social media are abuzz with alleged Momo Challenge cases, and several complaints have been filed of people receiving messages asking them to play the game. But the CID said that this was nothing but mischief.

“Most of the cases investigated so far were found to be mischievous. What needs to be done is to carry out awareness campaigns and to make people, especially parents, aware. They should be extra vigilant,” said a senior CID officer.

“Should they notice any such message on their mobiles, they should immediately file complaints at the local police stations. We will probe the cases and try to identify the persons involved in it,” Pervez said.

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Elderly Couple murdered in Kalimpong, bodies dumped in septic tank

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The Kalimpong district police on Friday evening recovered the bodies of an elderly couple from the septic tank of their house in Pedong that has led to panic among the residents of the small hamlet.

Sherpa Couple murdered in Pedong Kalimpong

The bodies of Phurtemba Sherpa (69) and his wife Kusum (55) were recovered by police after neighbours informed them about their being missing. The two are residents of Dokyong I Sericulture, Sakyong GP of Pedong.

According to police, the couple’s elder son Sangden has called his neighbours from Malda to inquire about his parents, who did not take his calls. “The elder son called up the neighbours to inquire about his parents. The door of the house was locked and a phone and a torch light that belonged to Phurtemba were found outside,” said Atul Vishwanathan, Kalimpong additional superintendent of police in Saturday.

Sangden is employed in the police department and is presently posted in the correctional home in Malda. His younger brother is a teacher in a private school in Bihar. “I got worried and called my brother and also our neighbors in Pedong to inquire because my father and mother were not taking my calls. I has spoken with my mother just a day before and had promised them to call back again on Friday,” Sangden said.

The bodies of Phurtemba and Kusum were discovered from the septic tank in the rear of their house by police. “We found the bodies in decomposed condition. There are deep cut marks on the foreheads of the couple. When we broke open the door, we found the house ransacked. We have started a case and are looking at every possible angle,” the ASP
said.

The police official said it was difficult to say immediately when the murder may have taken place. “They (husband and wife) were last seen on August 16. We recovered the bodies on Friday evening. Now, whether the murder took place on Friday evening or Saturday morning, we are trying to ascertain,” Vishwanathan said.

Sniffer dogs have been called from Siliguri to help in the investigation. “We have got some clues and four to five names. Hopefully, the case will be detected very soon,” the ASP said.

The bodies have been sent for postmortem in the Kalimpong district hospital and report is awaited.

Via  (EOIC)

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पेदोङमा सेर्पा दम्पतिको हत्या; हत्यारा चाँढै पक्रा पर्न सक्ने पुलिसले दियो सङ्केत

2:34 PM

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गफसफ.com, कालेबुङ 18 अगस्त।
पेदोङमा भएको सेर्पा दम्पतिको हत्यालाई लिएर पुलिसले जाँच अभियान तिब्र बनाएको छ भने चाँडै नै हत्यारा पक्रा पर्न सक्ने कालेबुङ जिल्ला पुलिस उप-अधिक्षक अतुल विश्वनाथनले बताएका छन्। उनले आज घट्ना स्थलको भ्रमण गरेर जानकारी लिएपछि घट्ना सम्बन्धमा पुलिसले महत्वपूर्ण सुईँको फेला पार्न सकेको दाबी गरेका छन्।

‘हामीले घट्नाको हरेक कोणबाट जाँच गरिरहेका छौँ। जाँकको क्रममा केही महत्वपूर्ण क्लुहरू हामीले फेला पारेका छौँ’ जिल्ला पुलिस उपअधिक्षक विश्वनाथनले भने। यसक्रममा उनले सोही महत्वपूर्ण सुरागकै आधारमा हत्यारा चाँढै पक्रा पर्न सक्ने सम्भावना रहेको पनि बताएका छन्।

 स्व. फुर्तेम्बा सेर्पा (पति) अनि स्व. कुसुम सेर्पा (पत्नी) 

उनले हत्यालाई पक्राउ गर्नका निम्ति पुलिसले जाँच कार्य गरिरहेको भन्दै स्निफर डग टोलि समेत बोलाइएको जानकारी दिएका छन्। उनले सेर्पा दम्पतिको शवलाई सेफ्टी ट्याङ्कीमा फ्याँकेको अवस्थामा फेला पारेको पुष्टि गर्दै उनीहरू दुवैको निधारमा गहिलो चोटको निशानी रहेको पनि बताएका छन्। हत्याराले कुन अभिष्टको निम्ति हत्या गरेको हो भन्न नसकिने बताउँदै घरभित्र तोडफोड गरिएको अवस्था रहेको कारण परिवार पक्षले आफ्ना घरभित्रको सामाग्रीहरू हराएको छ छैन त्यसबारे जानकारी दिएपछि मात्रै चोरीको घट्ना सँग जोड्न सकिने बताएका छन्। यसक्रममा उनले उक्त घट्नालाई लिएर कालेबुङ थानामा प्राथमिकी दर्ता गरिएर जाँच सुरु भएको पनि स्पष्ट पारेका छन्। 

स्मरण रहोस्, कालेबुङ जिल्लाको पेदोङ स्थित दाक्योङ सेरिकल्चर नजिक सेर्पा दम्पतिको हत्याले सनसनी छाएको छ। पति फुर्तेम्बा सेर्पा (69) अनि पत्नी कुसुम सेर्पाको हत्यापछि उनीहरूको शवलाई सेफ्टी ट्याङ्कमा फ्याँकेको अवस्थामा पुलिसले शुक्रबार बेलुकी भेटेपछि उक्त घट्ना सार्वजनिक भएको हो। घट्नापछि पुलिसले शवको उद्घार गरेर आज कालेबुङ जिल्ला अस्पतालमा पोस्टमार्टम गरि परिवार पक्षलाई सुम्पिएको छ।

उक्त हत्या गत 16 अगस्तको राती नै भएको अनुमान गरिएको छ भने हत्याबारे शुक्रबार मात्र थाह लाग्न सकेको हो। पुलिस विभागमा नै कार्यरत छोरा सोङदेन सेर्पाले शुक्रबार दिउँसो घरमा आमा-बाबालाई फोन गर्दा फोन नउठाएपछि घट्नाबारे पत्तो लाग्न सकेको हो। छोरा सोङदेन सेर्पाले घरमा गरेको फोन नउठाएपछि आफ्ना छिमेकीहरूलाई आफ्नो घरमा गएर हेरिदिने खबर गरेपछि गाउँका आफन्तहरू घरमा गएर हेर्दा घर बन्द अवस्थामा अनि वरिपरिको दृष्य सन्दिघ रहेको थाह पाएपछि उनीहरूल तत्कालै पुलिसलाई सूचित गरेको थियो। घट्नाको जानकारी पाउन साथ घट्ना स्थलमा पुलिस पुगेर जाँच गर्न थालेपछि नै दुई दम्पतिको शवलाई सेफ्टी ट्याङ्कीमा हत्या पछि फ्याँकिदिएको अवस्थामा फेला पारेको हो।
‘मैले अघिल्लो दिन घरमा आमालाई फोन गरेर बात गरेको थिएँ। सधैँ झैँ भोलिपल्ट पनि मैले आमालाई फोन गरे तर फोन उठाएनन्। त्यसरीनै मैले बाबालाई पनि फोन गर्दा फोन उठाएनन्। उनीहरू दुवैले फोन नउठाएपछि मलाई चिन्ता लागेर भाइलाई पनि भने अनि गाउँका आफन्तहरूलाई घरमा गएर हेरिदिने भनेको थिए। आफन्तहरू आएर घरमा हेर्दा नै घट्नाबारे थाह पाउन सकिएको हो’ छोरा सोङदेन सेर्पाले बताएका छन्।

उनले आफन्तहरू घरमा आएर हेर्दा घर बाहिरबाट ताला लगाइदिएको अनि बाबाको फोन र टर्च आँगनमा लडिरहेको अनि आमाको फोन भने भित्र नै रहेको देखेपछि उनीहरूले नै पुलिसलाई सूचित गरेर बोलाउने कार्य गरेपछि मात्र घट्नाबारे पत्तो लाग्न सकेको पनि बताएका छन्।

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"Death to Child Rapists” - Parliament Passes Bill

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Parliament on Monday passed a stringent legislation prescribing death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years and making the law against such sexual offences harsher. The Bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 21, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and the rape of another woman at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on July 30, was approved by a voice vote in the Upper House.

While replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju assured the House that the concerns and issues raised by the members would be looked into by the government, even as he did not agree with the demand of several MPs to send the bill to a Select Committee for scrutiny.

Terming the bill as one of national importance, Rijiju said the law is aimed at providing safety to minor girls as he highlighted various aspects of the measure.

He said the government brought the bill, as in the last few months, several heart-rending incidents of rape of under- aged girls have taken place in the country.

Rijiju said four states had already brought a law in their respective assemblies for capital punishement those who commit rape gainst the girl child who are under the age of 12. The states are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh.

"We have introduced certain changes in the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Court Procedure, Evidence Act and there are consequential effects on prevention of atrocities against children," the minister said.

The bill stipulates stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape, particularly of girls below 12 years. Death sentence has been provided for rapists of girls under 12 years.

The minimum punishment in cases of rape of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of seven years to 10 years.

According to the bill, in case of rape of a girl under 16 years, the minimum punishment has been increased from 10 to 20 years, extendable to imprisonment for rest of life, which means jail term till the convict's "natural life".

Stringent punishment for rape of a girl under 12 years has been provided with the minimum jail term being 20 years which may go up to life in prison or death sentence. Gangrape of a girl under 12 years of age will invite punishment of jail term for the rest of life or death.

The measure also provides for speedy investigations and trial. The time limit for investigation of all cases of rape has been prescribed, which has to be mandatorily completed within two months.

The deadline for the completion of trial in all rape cases will be two months. A six-month time limit for the disposal of appeals in rape cases has also been prescribed, the bill says, adding that there will also be no provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of rape or gangrape of a girl under 16 years.

Participating in the debate, several members made a case for sending the bill for scrutiny to Select Committee, saying there were several shortcomings in it.

Some members argued that the provision of death penalty could affect reporting of cases of sexual assault as in many cases the accused happened to be relatives or known persons.

There was also an opinion that the provision of death penalty could endanger the life of the victim.

Many members suggested that the government change the term 'woman' in the bill appropriately and make it gender- neutral as such crimes do happen with boys as well.

Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (TMC) wondered why there are different punishment according to the age of the vicitm. He also expressed concern over the large pendency of cases in courts in the country.

Manoj Kumar Jha (RJD) expressed concern that provision of death penalty may endanger victim's life, while Kahkashan Perween (JD-U) suggested that like in Bihar, there should be women police stations in all states.

Chhaya Verma (Cong) said punishment should be the same for those convicted for rape, irrespective of the gender of child victim.

Ravi Prakash Verma (SP) said the bill should be sent to a select commitee as it took care only of girls and not boys. Citing a survey, he added that the cases of sexual violence were more against boys. Rajeev Gowda (Congress) also aked the government refer it to a select committee.

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Prof. Mahendra P Lama gets clean chit on sexual harassment case

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JNU sexual harassment case: Panel clears professors, warns complainants

The first complaint relates to an alleged incident in 2013, and the second to an incident last year — the complaints in both the cases were registered in January this year. The probe report, along with the ICC’s recommendations, in the first case was submitted on June 29, and in the second case on July 25.

Written by Aranya Shankar , Shradha Chettri
When contacted by The Indian Express, the ICC’s presiding officer, Vibha Tandon, declined comment. Kharat did not respond to requests seeking comment. The complainants could not be reached for comment.

The internal regulator of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cleared two professors named together in two different complaints of sexual harassment — and instead, issued identical warnings to the complainants for “advertising” the issue.

In separate recommendations following probes in both the cases, JNU’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) concluded that “no case of sexual harassment” could be made out against Mahendra P Lama and Rajesh Kharat. Lama is a professor at the Centre for South Asian Studies, where Kharat was former chairperson. However, both sets of recommendations contain the same warning in identical paragraphs.

“It was observed during the proceedings that the complainant herself was advertising about her complaint on her Facebook and through other electronic media and informed the public at large. Hence, the complainant should be issued a warning to not indulge in such act in future because this kind of act by any of the complainants, defendants and witnesses damages the inquiry procedure and the affected parties. This kind of a public propaganda also damages the image of the institution,” it reads.

When contacted by The Indian Express, the ICC’s presiding officer, Vibha Tandon, declined comment. Kharat did not respond to requests seeking comment. The complainants could not be reached for comment.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Lama said: “It was a fake and frivolous case lodged by non-performing students in collaboration with non-performing teachers.”

The first complaint relates to an alleged incident in 2013, and the second to an incident last year — the complaints in both the cases were registered in January this year. The probe report, along with the ICC’s recommendations, in the first case was submitted on June 29, and in the second case on July 25.

In the 2013 complaint, the ICC concluded that “no case of sexual harassment is made out against Lama and Kharat”. In the 2017 complaint, too, the ICC found “no case of sexual harassment”.
In the second case, however, the ICC noted that there was an “administrative lapse” on the part of Lama for denying the complainant a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for changing the supervisor. It noted a similar “lapse” on the part of Kharat for not discussing the complainant’s application for a change of supervisor in the faculty meeting.

In the 2013 complaint, the ICC concluded: “Professor Mahendra P Lama was a strict teacher who wanted his students to work hard and perform up to mark, which cannot be termed and/or understood as sexual harassment at all. The complainant could not complete her thesis on time and also it is clear from the deposition of the complainant that on the basis of some rumour she developed “Lama phobia”, which triggered the present complaint. It is also clear (Lama) gave NOC to the complainant without delay for the change of supervisor.”

On the same complaint, the ICC observed that “Kharat did not perform his duty of maintaining the records and files of the PhD students properly. But this act of Kharat cannot be termed as sexual harassment in terms of the Act”.

In the 2017 complaint, ICC recommended that Lama and Kharat be “censured”. Lama was censured for “creating uncertainty by not giving NOC to complainant as well as directing (the) complainant to de-register against her will”.

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Darjeeling tea gardens have become a hotbed for trafficking

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Tea gardens that once brewed the world-famous Darjeeling tea have now become a hotbed for trafficking, owing to the undermining of labour rights and rising deprivation.

The Dooars region of West Bengal is known for its alluvial soil and cool climatic conditions, making it a fertile ground for tea gardens. But as tea gardens shut owing to financial and operational constraints, they have in turn become a fertile ground for human trafficking. As production declines, exploitation and deprivation rise.

Pooja was trafficked from Chuapara Tea Estate, Alipurduar, in 2013, when she was 13 years old. She was taken to Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, and sold to a ‘placement agency’ called City Service. Two more girls and two boys were also sold to the agency at the same time. Muskan Khatun, the main accused, insisted that she was actually 16 when she was trafficked and that she went with the agents despite Khatun’s warning her against it. Community Correspondent Harihar Nagbansi, reporting on the case, accessed her birth certificate which proved that she was 13 at the time she was trafficked.  Regardless of whether she was 13 or 16, she was still a minor who was illegally taken away and sold for domestic labour, quite possibly in highly exploitative conditions. For four years, the family could do nothing but wait.

Pooja was brought back home in April 2018, thanks to the local police that tagged team with the Jammu and Kashmir police. It was Harihar’s video, along with the efforts of NGOs like Kripa and Bachpan Bachao Andolan, that got the police to act with urgency. Harihar also credits Chandmuni, Pooja’s mother, for her determination. But the story does not end here, because what happened with Pooja was not an isolated case and not a problem unique to Chuapara alone.

Trafficking is an organised crime, across domestic and international borders. The numbers from the latest National Crime Records Bureau data, speak for themselves. 8,057 persons were reported to be trafficked in 2016. 44% of the cases were reported from West Bengal, of these, the largest proportion was of minor girls. And these are only the on-record figures. Police apathy, lack of awareness and stigma are known to be some of the reasons human trafficking is underreported.

While Pooja was fortunate to be brought back, the other children who were taken with her are still in Srinagar. On an average, 174 children go missing in India every day. Unlike Chandmuni, many parents do not even have a lead. Moreover, trafficked persons are often sold many times over, making it all the more difficult to trace them. In the worst cases, they are killed by those who keep them as bonded slaves.

Underlying causes

Poor economic conditions, lack of educational opportunities, social exclusion and isolation, make people vulnerable to trafficking. At the other end of this deal are rapid urbanisation and the consequent want for cheap labour in other parts of the country. Placement agencies that supply cheap labour to middle and upper-class households in metropolitan cities, to development projects, to brothels, and to villages in Punjab and Haryana as brides.
Minors are particularly vulnerable to trafficking. Presented with the prospects of a glamorous city life, many children might choose to escape from their present living conditions. Khatun also said the same thing about Pooja, that she consented to go despite warnings. But the crucial difference here is that children, and even adults, might give consent but not informed consent. To a 13-year-old living in harsh poverty, the prospect of living in a city and having access to facilities, even at the cost of some labour, might sound appealing. In fact, sometimes, children who are brought back often get tricked into being trafficked once again.

Why tea gardens?

The tea industry is touted as the country’s second largest employer, but also an industry that undermines labour rights and deprives workers and their families deprived of the most basic needs. There’s widespread poverty and malnutrition, obvious factors underscoring the desire for a better life. The availability of basic facilities like healthcare and education is also poor. Wages are as low as ₹132 a day, says Harihar, especially in Dooars. And sometimes, even this wage is not paid on time, never mind the bonus.

As the tea shrubs age, production declines and many tea gardens and tea factories shut down temporarily or permanently without rehabilitating their workers. Political instability in the Darjeeling hills, which has spread to the foothills, has also taken a toll, especially on already-sick tea gardens. Of the 60 tea gardens in Alipurduar, 28 are sick or stressed and six entirely shut. To make ends meet, some take up stone-crushing, and others continue to work in the tea gardens but for independent contractors; both jobs pay even lower.

In the Dooars region, the majority of the workers are Adivasis whose families migrated to the foothills generations ago, mostly from what is present-day Jharkhand. In a state and an industry dominated by upper-caste and upper-class Bengalis and business communities, Adivasi lives are already valued less, isolating them socially and culturally. In such a situation, both migration and trafficking abound.
Dooars is also contiguous with the ‘chicken-neck’ area on the map of India, a narrow region neighbouring Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan, all porous borders. Women and children are often trafficked from both sides of these borders, for manual and sexual labour.

What is being done to combat it?

When Harihar asks Chandmuni what she will do to ensure that her daughter is not taken away again, she says that she will engage her in some work and even educate her if she wants to study. The lack of rehabilitation facilities for those rescued coupled with stigma, especially for girls who are trafficked, make it difficult for children to adjust to life in their homes once again.
However, education, like Chandmuni points out, is an important step. Binay Narjenary, a representative of Kripa, says that awareness is crucial. “People must be made aware of the problems girls and women face, and then take steps to ensure their safety”, he says.

NGOs seem to be at the forefront of tackling the problem, as of now. But local NGOs have limitations in curbing a country-wide crime with networks and nodes that cannot be traced. They can provide support in individual cases, but putting an end to trafficking requires the active participation of the state.

To this end, the government introduced the Anti-Trafficking Bill which has recently been passed by the Lok Sabha. But the Bill, unfortunately, does more injustice than justice. To begin with, it continues to criminalise victims of trafficking by trying them for working without authorisation in case of domestic labour or soliciting in case of sexual labour. Moreover, it runs into the danger of conflating migration and trafficking; both phenomena might have similar underlying causes, but the former is voluntary and cannot be penalised. The Bill also recommends rehabilitation measures like state-run shelter homes, which have been rejected by bodies like the UN.

If passed, the Bill will be an insensitive piece of legislation, even on paper. While on the ground, no legislation is enough to change attitudes towards trafficking or to break the silence around it. Combined efforts by local communities, NGOs, individuals and state officials, like in Pooja’s case, are a beginning, but long-term solutions will come from regular awareness, sensitive laws, efficient implementation and socio-economic development and sustainable livelihoods.

Article by Alankrita Anand

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मिनाक्षी थापा हत्या मामिलामा दोषीहरुलाई आजिवन कारावास

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मिनाक्षी थापा हत्या मामिलामा महत्त्वपूर्ण फसेला: दोषीहरुलाई आजिवन कारावास

बलिउडको दुनियाँमा अहिले देखा परेका सनसनीपूर्ण समाचारहरूमा मुख्य बनेको छ नेपाली युवती मिनाक्षी थापाको हत्याको मामला अनि त्यसमाथि न्यायालयको आदेश। मुम्बईका सम्पूर्ण पत्र-पत्रिका र च्यानलहरूमा विगत तीनचार दिनदेखि यही समाचार नै प्रमुख बनेर देखा परिरहेको छ।

यहाँको दक्षिण मुम्बईको एउटा सत्रह न्यायालयले गत शुक्रबारका दिन आफ्नो महत्त्वपूर्ण आदेश सुनाउँदै उत्तर प्रदेशनिवासी अमित जयसवाल (36) अनि उसकी प्रेमिका प्रीति सुरिन (26) –लाई हिन्दी चलचित्रकी सङ्घर्षशील अभिनेत्री मिनाक्षी थापा (27) -को अपहरण अनि हत्याको अपराधमा दोषी ठहर गर्दै आजीवन कारावासको आदेश सुनाएको छ। अतिरिक्त सत्रह न्यायाधीश एसजी सेट्ठेले यो फसेला यी दुइ अपराधीहरूबिरुद्ध भारतीय दण्ड संहिताका धारा 302 (हत्या) अनि 364-ए (फिरौतीका लागि अपहरण) -अन्तर्गत सुनाएका हुन्।

पृष्ठभूमि – देहरादुनको प्रख्यात दुन स्कुलकी पूर्व छात्रा रहेकी मिनाक्षी सन् 2011 –मा सिने जगतमा आफ्नो प्रतिभा उजागर गर्ने उद्देश्यले मुम्बई आएकी थिइन्। यहाँ आएर उनले 404 नामक रहस्यमय फिल्ममा पहिलो चोटि काम गरेकी थिइन्। 2012 -को मार्च महिनामा मिनाक्षी थापाले मधुर भन्डारकरको चर्चित फिल्म हिरोइनमा एक विशेष भूमिका निर्वाह गरिरहेकी थिइन्। देरहादुन निवासी थापा मुम्बईको फिल्मी जगतमा आफ्नो प्रतिभा उजागर गरेर यशार्जन गर्नका लागि आएकी नेपाली ठिटीले आफ्नो प्रतिभाको आधारमै दुइ महिनामै भन्डारकरजस्ता नामी सिनेनिर्माताको फिल्ममा मौका पाएकी थिइन्। तर उनीसँगै सुटिङ युनिटमा काम गर्ने जुनियर कलाकारहरूको युगल जोड़ी जयसवाल अनि सुरिनलाई भने धनको लालच थियो। यी दुइ जोड़ीले मिनाक्षी देहरादुनको निकै ठुलो खानदानी घरानासित सम्बन्धित युवती हुनसक्ने शङ्कामा उनलाई अपहरण गरेर परिवारबाट फिरौतीको माग गर्ने कुत्सित योजना बनाए। यसको लागि दुवै अपराधीहरूले मिनाक्षीसँग घनिष्टता बढ़ाएर उनको मन जिते अनि आफुहरू सिने उद्योगसित सम्बन्धित रहेको दाबी गर्दै भविष्यमा ठुलो बजेटको चलचित्रमा मौका मिलाइदिने प्रतिश्रुतिहरू दिनथाले। सिने संसारमा आफ्नो नाउँ राख्नलाई मुम्बई आएकी नेपाली ठिटी मिनाक्षी पनि युगलको वचनमाथि विश्वास गरेर उनीहरूसित धेरै नजिक हुनथालिन्।
यसैबिच गोरखपुरमा एउटा सुटीङ गर्नुपर्ने बहानामा यी दुइजना अपराधीहरूले 13 मार्च, 2012 -का दिन मिनाक्षीलाई अलाहबाद लिएर गए। बिच बाटामा उसको अपहरण गरेर दुवैले मिनाक्षीकै फोन प्रयोग गर्दै देहरादुनमा रहेकी उनकी आमालाई धम्कीसहित भारतीय रुपियाँ 15 लाखको माग गरेर मेसेज पठाए। आफ्नी छोरीको प्राण बचाउनका लागि आमाले पैसा जोगाड़ गर्नथाले पनि ३० हजारभन्दा बेसी जम्मा गर्न सकिनन् र त्यति नै उनले पठाइन्। जब यी दुवै अपराधीले थाहा पाए मिनाक्षी कुनै ठुलो घरानाकी छोरी थिइनन् अनि उनकी आमा पनि यति मोटो रकम जुटाउनमा असफल छिन् भन्ने तब उनीहरूले प्रतिभाशाली नेपाली ठिटीको हत्या गर्ने योजना बनाए। किनभने मिनाक्षीलाई जिउँदो छाड़्दा आफुहरू पक्रा पर्ने आशङ्का बढ़ेर गएको थियो। यसैले दुवैले मिनाक्षीको हत्या गरे। पहिला मिनाक्षीको टाउको काटेर अलग गरे अनि लाश अहालबादको एउटा मलखानाको ट्याङ्कीमा लुकाइदिए। त्यसपछि लखनउमा छुरी लुकाएपछि यी दुवै जौनपुर जाने राज्य सरकारको बसमा चढ़े। यसैबिच काटिएको टाउको चाहिँ अपराधीहरूले लखनउदेखि जौनपुर जाने बाटाबिच फालिदिए। यद्यपि यी दुइले मिनाक्षीको परिवारमा फोन गरेर पैसा मागिरहने काम भने २ अप्रेलसम्म जारी राखे। हत्यापछि यी दुइले मिनाक्षीको मोबाइल फोन र क्रेडिट कार्डहरू आफुसित राखेका थिए।
यस हत्याको मामिलामाथि उच्च स्तरीय जाँच सुरू भयो अनि अपराधीहरूको दुर्भाग्यवश मामिला स्पेसल पब्लिक प्रोसिक्युटर अथवा विशेष सरकारी उकिल उज्ज्वल निकमजस्ता व्यक्तिको हातमा पुग्यो। अर्कोतिर पुलिसी छानबिनका प्रभारी पनि मुम्बईको अपराध जगतका नामी पुलिस अधिकारी हिमांशु रोयको अधीनमा पर्नगयो। त्यतिखेर हिमांशु रोय मुम्बई पुलिसको अपराध शाखामा संयुक्त आयुक्त अथवा जोइन्ट कमिस्नरका रुपमा सनसनी मच्चाउने अधिकारीका रुपमा परिचित थिए। यद्यपि पुलिसलाई मिनाक्षीको शव अनि शिर उद्धार गर्न एक महिनाको समय लागेको थियो। आतङ्कवादी हमलाहरूको मामिला हातमा लिएर देशका शत्रुहरूलाई मृत्युदण्डको फसेला सुनाउन न्यायाधीशहरूलाई बाध्य बनाउने उज्ज्वल निकमजस्ता उकिलले मिनाक्षीको मुद्दामा पनि हत्याराहरूलाई फाँसीको सजाय सुनाउने माग गरेका थिए। निकमले यस मामिलामा जम्मा ३५ जना साक्षीहरूको बयान लिएका थिए जसमा मुख्य रुपमा मिनाक्षीको परिवारका सदस्यहरूको भूमिका अहम् थियो। यसरी नै अभियुक्त सुरिनका पिताको गवाहीले पनि मामिलामा महत्त्वपूर्ण मोड़ ल्याएको थियो जब उनले यी तीनैजनालाई गोरखपुरमा भेटेको सत्य कबुलेका थिए।
अर्कोतिर यस हत्या मामिलाको सुनवाइ प्रक्रियामा गत ६ सालदेखि रुची राखेर आदेश पर्खिरहेका सम्बन्धित सबैको अघि न्यायालयको आदेश त्यो दिन आएको छ जुन दिन हिमांशु रोयले दक्षिण मुम्बईस्थित आफ्नो वासस्थानमा सरकारी पिस्तोलले आफ्नो मुखमा गोली ठोकी आत्महत्या गरे।
यस मामलामा रुची लिएर पर्खने सबैमा आज न्यायालयको फसेलाले राहत दिए तापनि अर्कोतिर मिनाक्षी अनि उनको परिवारलाई यसरी न्याय प्रदान गर्नमा महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका निर्वाह गर्ने पुलिस कमिस्नरको आत्महत्याले सम्पूर्ण मुम्बईवासीहरूलाई जस्तै दुखित  तुल्याएको छ।

स्रोत: चरित्र प्रकाशन
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Sikkim girl sold and raped in Delhi

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Sikkim

Gangtok, May 4: A 19 year old girl was lured of job in Delhi was sold to three men by a woman named Monika Tamang.

The victim girl is a resident of Gelling Samsing in West Sikkim.

According to the police the woman had met the victim at Jorethang in January and had taken to Delhi in pretext of providing her job. The parents of the girl were not informed.

After reaching Delhi the girl was kept in a confinement in a place called Saket  where three persons namely Sameer, Anup  Gupta and Omkar Chettri repeatedly raped and physically tortured her saying she has been sold to them by Monika Tamang.

Chettri is a resident of Bhaktinagar in Siliguri.

Following Day while she was being transported to an unknown place she managed to escape and report to the police at Noida Sector 39.

A case has bee registered U/S 370 IPC, R/W SEC. 5 OF THE IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956 at Jorethang Police Station.

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MIRIK MURDER CASE, DEAD BODY REACHED MEDICAL COLLEGE

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murder

MIRIK, 19th April: Family discussion resulted to a murder of younger brother at Mirik’s Jaman Singh Gaon under Thurbo Tea Garden.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night around 9 pm when younger brother trying to stop the fight of his two elder brothers was stabbed with sharp broken looking glass.

According to Mirik police Karan Dewan (25) and his Roshan Dewan were having discussion which turned into fight later when Nitesh Dewan alias Bhaichung (18) came and tried to stop them was stabbed by Karan.

Soon the relatives and villagers took blooded Nitesh to the hospital but died on the way.

Karan, Roshan and Nitesh are all cousin brothers and were gathered at aunt’s ‘antesty kria’ (13th day of traditional rites after death).

Mirik police have arrested Karan and booked a murder case while dead body of Nitesh was sent to North Bengal Medical & Hospital for post-mortem.

The reason of discussion and death has not been known so far but police is investigating into the matter.

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म माथी लागेको दुवै केस फेक हो:- डा•महेन्द्र पी•लामा

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Mahendra P. Lama

बिगत केही दिन अघि गोर्खाली गौरव डा•महेन्द्र पी•लामा माथि यौन उत्पीडन अनि मानसिक यातना जस्तो गम्भीर आरोप लागेपछि सम्पुर्ण गोर्खाली समाज स्तब्ध साथै दुःखित बनेको छ।

यहि सिलसिलामा गोर्खाल्याण्ड 24x7ले डा• एम•पी लामा संग फोन मार्फत सम्पर्क गर्यो। फोन अन्तर्वार्तामा उनले आफुमाथी लागेको सम्पुर्ण आरोप निराधार अनि झुटो हो भन्दै सरासर खारेज गरेका छन्।फोन अन्तर्वार्तामा उनले भने,' यो एकदमै साधारण केस हो।स्टुडेन्टहरुले पिएचडीको निम्ति चार बर्ष भरिमा च्यापटर बुझाउने पर्ने हुन्छ। त्यसलाई प्रोफेसरहरुले जाच्ने गर्दछ।अनि म माथी आरोप लगाउने दुई छात्राहरुले अहिलेसम्म एउटै पनि च्याप्टर बुझाएकी छैनन।जुलाई 2018 साल भरिमा थेसिस बुझाउन पर्ने हुन्छ।मैले ती दुई छात्राहरुलाई भनेको थिए।तिमी दुईले थेसिसको च्यापटर चाहिँ बुझाउ यदि बुझाउन सकेनौ भने युनिभर्सिटीमा दी रेजिस्टर नियम अनुसार जब च्यापटर तयार हुन्छ तब बुझाउ भन्ने सुझाव दिएको थिए। दी रेजिस्टर नियम अनुसार युनिभर्सिटीको होस्टेल छोडन पर्छ।तर यो बिध्यार्थीहरुले च्यापटर पनि न बुझाउने नियम पनि पालन नगर्ने हुँदा मैले तिमिहरुले या त दी रेजिस्टर नियम पालन गर अथवा च्यापटर बुझाउ भन्दा युनिभर्सिटीको इन्टरनल कम्प्लेन कमिटीमा मेन्टल ह्यारेस्मेन्ट(मानसिक यातना) को केस दर्जा गर्यो।मैले ICC(Internal Complain Committee) लाई दुई छात्राहरुको सम्पुर्ण ब्यवहार अनि वास्तविक कुरा उल्लेख गर्दै पत्र लेखे।अहिले आएर हामीले केस हार्ने रहेछौं भनेर आभास पाए पछी बाहिर निस्केर मेरो बदनाम गर्ने कोशिस चलीरहेको छ।यो एक सोची सम्झेर गरिएको साजिस हो।होस्टेल बाहिर निस्केपछि यिनिहरुले राजनैतिक दलको बिध्यार्थी संगठनको समर्थनमा अहिले आधारहीन आरोप लगाइरहेका छन्।अहिले युनिभर्सिटीको आन्तरिक मामिलाको कारणले गर्दा १५ दिन देखि युनिभर्सिटी बन्द छ।

के यसलाई एक राजनैतिक षड्यन्त्रको रुपमा मान्नु हुन्छ भन्ने गोर्खाल्याण्ड 24x7 को प्रश्नको उत्तर दिदै डा• लामाले भने,' हुन सक्छ, म यसलाई नकार्न सक्दिन तर त्यो भन्दा पनि मुख्य कुरा के हो भने मेरो सबैभन्दा कमजोरी के भयो भन्दा अरुले नपाउने जम्मै कुरोहरु मैले पाए।भर्खरै म चाइनामा एक हाइ एन्ड एक्सपर्टको रुपमा गए।जुन एकदमै दुर्लभ पद हो।त्यसमा धेरैले म संग आहृस गरेका छन।साथै म प्रधानमन्त्रीको भारत सरकारको एमिनेन्ट पर्सन्स ग्रुपमा पनि परे।जम्मै भारत अनि नेपाल सम्बन्ध मैले नै सम्हाल्ने दायित्व छ।त्यसमा सबैको आँखा जलेको छ।तर यसमा म के गर्न सक्छु केही गर्न सक्दिन भन्दै लामाले आफ्नो कुरा राखे।

र माथी लागेको सम्पुर्ण आरोपहरु झुटो हो।तपाईहरु कोही पनि सुर्ताउन पर्दैन।म जे भन्दैछु साँचो भनी रहेको छु।अनि ICC(Internal Complain committe) मा केस दर्ता भएको छ।त्यहाँ मैले बाहिर गएर केही भन्दिन भनेर Oath Of Confidentiality(गोपनियताको  सपथ)लिएको कारणले गर्दा मात्रै बाहिर निस्केर भन्न न सकेको हु नत्र भने मैले प्रेसवार्ता ढाकी अस्तिनै सबै खुलस्त पार्ने थिए भन्दै डा•महेन्द्र पी लामाले आफ्नो कुराहरु राखे।सरलाई त पद बाटनै हटाउन पर्छ भन्ने कुराहरु उठदैछ नि भन्ने प्रश्नको जवाफमा डा• लामाले हास्दै भने,' त्यो त जे भन्दा पनि हुन्छ।फेसबुकमा त जे भन्दा पनि हुन्छ जे लेखे पनि हुन्छ।अब मैले तपाईलाई ब्यक्तिगत रुपले नचिने पनि गोर्खाल्याण्ड 24x7को चिफ एडिटर राई भाई त यस्तो पो हो भनेर आरोप लगाई लेख्दा हुन्छ नि हैन? त्यसर्थ यस्ता कुराहरुलाई भाव दिन पनि हुँदैन।

सरलाई 2019 सालको चुनाव लडन पर्छ भन्ने तपाईंँको समर्थकहरुलाई के संदेश दिन चाहनु हुन्छ भन्ने प्रश्नको उत्तरमा म अहिले चुनावको बारेमा केहि सोचेको छुइन। त्यो समयले बताउने छ डा• लामाले गम्भीर संग उत्तर दिए।अनि कोही पनि डराउनु अनि आत्तिनु पर्ने छैन कारण म माथी लागेको सम्पुर्ण आरोपहरु झुटो अनि निराधार हो।

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दार्जीलिंग थाना इनचार्ज सौम्यजित रोई केशमा राहत को खबर

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बिगत दिन मा दार्जीलिंग सदर थाना इनचार्ज सौम्य जित रोईको गोर्खे सन्तान साथै नारी माथि गरेको अभद्र टिप्पणी साथै धम्कि बिरुद्ध GSSS ले Indian Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development श्रीमती मेनुका गान्धीलाई अर्जी चडाएको थियो भने उनले उक्त केशमाथि कारबाहीगर्दै होम मिनिस्ट्रीलाई यसको छानबिन गर्ने साथै उचित कारबाई गर्न निबेदन पठाएकी थिए . आज उक्त केसको फलोअपमा GSSS द्वारा राष्ट्रिय प्रबक्ता अन्जनी शर्मा सहितको टोलिले National Commission for Women का Chairperson श्रीमती रेखा शर्मा लाई भेट गरेर उक्त केशमा यथा शीग्र हस्तछेप गर्दै नारीमाथि भएको यो अत्याचार बिरुद्ध कारबाई गर्ने साथै अझ सम्म जेलमा थुनिएका निर्दोष नारीहरु लाई यथाशिग्र छोडिनु पर्ने मांग राखे।

श्रीमती रेखा शर्मा सित भएको वार्तामा उनले आफु उक्त केश लिएर गम्भीर रहेको अनि अति चाडो नै उनि आफु नै दर्जील्लिंग जाने अनि केशको छानबिन गर्ने बचन दिएभने गोर्खा हरु लाई उनको दार्जीलिंग भ्रमण अवधि उनको साथ् दिने निबेदन पनि गरे। उनको उत्सुकतालाई देखेर अब यो केशले सकारात्मक बाटो पाउने साथै हाम्रो नारीहरु सित न्याई हुने कुरोमा GSSS विश्वस्त छ भने न्याई नपाए सम्म संघर्ष जारी  रहने छ .

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JNU students protest against Mahendra P Lama leveling allegations of sexual harassment

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JNU students protest against 2 other professors alleging sexual harassment

ANI | New Delhi Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) staged a protest against professors Mahendra P Lama, and Rajesh Kharat leveling allegations of sexual harassment against them. The students demanded that they should be arrested.

Recently, JNU's another professor Atul Johri was arrested in a sexual harassment case and was later granted bail.

A student of JNU filed a case against Lama and Kharat, who work in the Centre of South Asian Studies of JNU. The professors allegedly took the student to China for work and tried to harass her sexually.

She asked the Internal Complaint Committee of JNU to suspend the professor. However, no step been taken against him as yet.

Both the professors were arrested by the Police on the basis of the complaint registered by the victim but were later granted bail. The varsity authority has not taken an action against them since then.

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Darjeeling Man Robbed of Rs 35000, Mobile Phone in Delhi

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Writes: Bicky Sharma 

A 30 year old man from Dooars (Darjeeling) was beaten up and robbed of Rs. 35000 and his mobile phone by four men inside a cab in Delhi, just few hours after midnight.

Atit Limbu, who has been working in a bar in Sector 29 of Delhi, had boarded sharing a cab at IFFCO Chowk to Delhi's Ghittorni as usual at around 1 a.m. in the morning. After travelling a while, the taxi took an unusual U-turn, which raised suspicion into Atit's mind and when he asked the cab driver to stop, he accelerated the cab instead.

The culprits who had been acting like passengers, then suddenly started beating him. The duo sitting by his side covered his mouth to stop him from raising any alarm. They also tied his hands with his shoelaces, and later blindfolded him. They were carrying knives and pliers, as according to the victim, who also claims being hit on the face with the pliers.

The robbers snatched his debit card and withdrew 35000 from his account, after forcing him to reveal his PIN. They also took away his mobile phone.

After an hour, they dropped him in Sector 15, from where he took an auto to IFFCO Chowk. After reaching Ghitorni, he called the Police Control Room. An FIR has been registered at the Sector 29 Police station.

The Darjeeling Representatives of the Delhi Police for Northeast Region also went up to meet the SHO at Sector 29, who assured to find the accused as soon as possible.

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TMC Demands Expediting Madan Tamang Murder Case Trial

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The Trinmool Congress yesterday organized a rally and demanded that the ongoing trial relating to Madan Tamang murder case be expedited. In addition, the TMC pasted posters across Darjeeling towns and question the delay by CBI in concluding the investigation and the delay in trial.

Speaking to the Press, TMC leader Ms. Sharada Subba said, "even after so many years have passed, those who murdered Gorkha leader Madan Tamang are roaming free and justice is yet to be delivered... so even though the matter is sub-judice we have been forced to comment."

When asked to comment on the timing of the demand for arresting Madan Tamang murder case being raised as protest over Language issue is intensifying, TMC working President NB Khawas said, "these are two separate issues, we will protest the delay in justice for the family of Late. Madan Tamang and we will continue this protest as long as justice is not delivered."

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Widow seeks justice over husband's murder

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Writes : Mukesh Sharma

Kalimpong, 1 June :The widow of Chandan Pradhan whose dead body was found on 30th December at sevoke is asking for justice over the death of her husband.

Chandan Pradhan a contractor by profession was travelling with two of his friend Deepak Agarwal and Prem Puniya on the day of incident.

His body was recovered from a 300ft gorge near Coronation Bridge on NH31 in Kalimpong on 30th December.

He was returning back to home with his two friends but it was said they were engaged in some scuffle with some bikers but later police arrested both of his friend on suspicion.

Today the widow with Reeseka Chhetri , National Secretary of International Human Rights and crime control organization meet Kalimpong SP Ajeet Singh Yadav seeking justice.

After the meeting addressing a press meet widow Bijeta Chhetri Pradhan crying said “ My husband was brutally killed by Deepak Agarwal and Prem Puniya she alleged.

They were arrested but within a month they were out on bail and are roaming openly. From last five month we are seeking for justice.

We had only one male member who was hacked to death. My 10 years old daughter is always crying remembering her dad.

He said Prem Puniya called him on 28th December he stay at siliguri that night and on 29th December evening he said he was returning but he never returned.

She added that we being alone done not went to any political party as we had belief that we will get justice.

We visited Darjeeling SP who gave us a three month time but later Kalimpong being a district SP said it will be seen by new district.

Reseeka Chhetri National Secretary of International Human Rights and crime control organization said a case came yesterday at our office.

Bijeta informed about her case and seeking all the detail we today met SP Kalimpong who has assured us give justice in a month time. She said we will be moving to Kolkataa High court for cancelation of bail plea soon.

[Via : Kalimpong news Express]

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SC to hear PIL on bias against Gorkha community

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court’s decision to introduce sensitization programme in schools to prevent racial stereotyping, prejudices and hatred against certain minority communities such as the Sikhs seems to have opened the floodgates for others to move court against similar victimisation.

The latest to join the bandwagon are the Gorkhas or the Nepalis. A petition airing their grievance against stereotyping of the valiant community as hair-brained, brainless people, who are no good at anything except standing at people’s doorsteps came up for hearing in the top court.

A bench, comprising Chief Justice of India TS Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud, directed that this petition mentioned by a law student, also be listed with those filed by the Sikh community against the racial slurs and innuendoes contained in the much-loved Sardar jokes. The court had in that case expressed its inability to crack down en masse on all such jokes but had said that it would try and deal with the problem posed by commercialisation of such jokes on social media.

The court had asked the highest temporal body of the Sikhs, the SGPC, to come up with some sort of sensitization programme, which would work on students and youngsters to eliminate the prejudices inherent in such cultural stereotyping.

“Nepalis or Gorkhas are projected as witless and brainless people who are fit to stand only on others’ doorsteps. Such actions grossly violate the basic right of the Nepalis to live with self-respect and dignity. Racism and stereotyping against the Gorkha community wouldn’t stop without the intervention of the highest court in the nation,” the petition said.

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