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Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has directed the police administration to conduct an investigation to find the facts and truth in connection with the death of 24-year-old Anandi Devi Sadaya of Jagatpur, Nawarajpur Rural Municipality-3 in Siraha district.

Sadaya, who was sexually assaulted some four months ago, was found dead at her home on Tuesday.

Home Minister Lekhak expressed serious concern over the incident and called Inspector General of Police Deepak Thapa, directing him to investigate the facts regarding the incident, according to the Home Ministry Secretariat.

Sadaya was sexually assaulted by Sanjeev Kumar Yadav (22) and Shyam Sundar Yadav (32) of Bariyarpatti Rural Municipality-1 in Siraha on December 24, 2024, when she had gone there to meet her older sister, according to District Police Office Siraha Chief and Superintendent of Police Anantaram Sharma.

According to him, a case has been registered against them on the charge of attempted extortion, but they have not been arrested. He said the District Police Office has been carrying out a more thorough investigation into this case since the beginning.

"A case was registered against them on March 9. The perpetrators are absconding right after the incident. Although a search for them is challenging since the perpetrators are hiding in India, the police administration is constantly carrying out its investigation," he said.

Superintendent of Police Sharma said that he reached the incident site today and met with the victim's family.

"The deceased, Anandi Devi, has a two-year-old daughter. Anandi Devi had been living with her parents for a year. Anandi Devi was found hanging yesterday when there was no one at her parents' house," he said.

The body of the deceased has been kept at the Provincial Hospital in Lahan for post-mortem, police said.

A detailed investigation into the incident is underway, according to the District Police Office.

Protests have been staged in various places of Birgunj, which has been in turmoil following a dispute between two communities since Saturday, on Wednesday by burning tyres.

A clash had occurred between the two communities while taking out the procession on the occasion of Hanuman Janma Ustav on Saturday.

The District Administration Office (DAO) had imposed the curfew order with effect from 6:30 pm on Saturday after a clash between two groups took a violent turn in the Birgunj municipal corporation area.

Though the DAO lifted the curfew, a prohibitory order was imposed putting a ban on any kind of gatherings, meetings, processions and demonstrations with effect from April 14 and until further notice.

Chief District Officer of Parsa, Ganesh Aryal had said that those violating the order will be taken into custody and action will be taken according to the law.

But the youths affiliated to Hindu organizations tried to stage a protest in front of the District Police Office, Parsa boycotting the prohibitory order on Tuesday evening.

Police, however, resorted to lathi charge and dispersed the mob.

Three journalists, who were collecting the new, were injured in the incident.

A large number of the security personnel were deployed after the youths affiliated to Hindu organizations started staging protests in various places by burning tyres since this morning.

CDO Aryal has called Nepal Police SP Gautam Mishra and Armed Police Force SP Radhe Shyam Dhimal to discuss the issue.

Two children of Madhyabindu Municipality-12 have gone missing after being swept away by the Narayani River. 

DSP Madhu Nepal of the District Police Office, Chitwan informed that Prajwal Paudel and Bijay Paudel ventured into Ulti Dhoban, the confluence of Arung Khola and Narayani River, to swim on Tuesday afternoon.

Police said that they are searching for the missing children.

“Search is underway for the missing children. After they were not found till late night yesterday, we have again started the search operation since this morning,” DSP Nepal said.

He said  that they are also coordinating with a team of divers to search for the children.

“Coordination is also being made with a team of divers. Search operations are underway with the help of Nepal Police personnel and locals,” DSP Nepal said.

It has been learnt that the incident occurred while they had gone on the banks of Narayani River for a dry picnic.

Currently the country is under an effect of local winds. 

The weather, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and fair in the rest of the country. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region and at one or two places of the rest of the country this afternoon. One or two places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country are also likely to receive light rain and snowfall.  

Similarly, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of the country including Koshi Province and fair in the rest of the country tonight, the Division said. 

Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at one or two places of the hilly regions of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces. 

Light rain and snowfall is likely to occur at one or two places of the high hilly and mountainous region of the country.