Cyber Bureau searching for those involved in making public the photo of ‘Gaushala 26’
The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police is searching for those involved in making public the photo of rape victim ‘Gaushala 26’ (name changed).
Bureau spokesperson Pashupati Raya said that they started searching for the people involved in posting the photo on social media after the victim filed a complaint at the Bureau.
“The victim has filed a complaint at the Bureau. We are searching for those involved in posting the photo of the victim on social networking sites,” he said.
The Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday sentenced cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison along with the fine and compensation of Rs 500, 000 on the basis of the complaint lodged by ‘Gaushala 26’.
The Rastriya Swatantra Party has even suspended its cadre who made public the photo of the victim.
Industrial village to be established in Changunarayan
An industrial village is to be established at Bageshwori of Changunarayan Municipality-7, Bhaktapur.
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Land and Administration of Bagmati Province has taken the initiative to establish the cultural industrial village spanning an area of approximately 63 ropanis (one ropani is equivalent to 5476 sq. ft).
According to Changunarayan Municipality Mayor, Jeevan Khatri, the process of acquiring the land in Gurungtar was decided a year ago and the provincial government recently endorsed the proposal in this regard.
The proposal to undertake the construction of a cultural industrial village was presented to the provincial government following discussions among all bodies concerned including the ward offices, the municipality, land reform office, revenue office, the District Administration Office and the Bhaktapur Chamber of Commerce of Industry.
With the endorsement of the proposal, the construction of the village will be commenced, he said.
Bagmati Province Minister for Industry, Commerce, Land and Administration, Ram Krishna Chitrakar said with the endorsement of the local government's proposal to allocate land for establishing the industrial village, works have begun to prepare the detailed project report.
Gautam Buddha Cricket Stadium to be built with investment of three tiers of government
The Gautam Buddha Cricket Stadium is to be constructed with joint investment of the three tiers of the government. Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation had initiated the construction of the stadium but abandoned it later.
The construction of the stadium has been ensured with the Federal Government giving its approval to the Bharatpur Metropolitan City to construct the structure in partnership with the provincial government.
Bharatpur metropolis mayor Renu Dahal said that a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Federal Government, on Tuesday gave consent to the metropolis for constructing the 'national pride' project.
According to her, the Federal Government will also provide funds in the form of grants for construction of the sports structure.
As per the agreement, the land required for the stadium was to be acquired on land substitution basis, but this provision has been done away with now and the federal government gave approval to acquire land for 40 years in line with the Land Lease Act.
Mayor Dahal said the Bharatpur Metropolitan City is proceeding ahead with the construction of the sports structure after signing land lease agreement with Tribhuvan University and the Agriculture and Forestry University.
The Bagmati provincial government had signed an initial agreement with the metropolis for carrying out the construction works worth Rs 750 million. However, Mayor Dahal said that Rs 1 billion will be required for making the stadium fit for organizing national-level matches as per the metropolis' plan.
According to Dahal, works on constructing the pitch and parapet would be completed in the first phase to make the stadium fit for holding matches.
CAN suspends Sandeep Lamichhane
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has suspended cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane a day after he was sentenced to jail for rape.
The Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday sentenced Lamichhane to eight years in jail along with Rs 500,000 as fine and compensation after finding him guilty of rape, CAN Chairman Chatur Bahadur Chand said.
Chand said that the former national cricket team captain has been suspended from all domestic and international tournaments after he was proven guilty of rape.
On Dec 29 last year, a single bench of judge Sishiraj Dhakal had issued a verdict in consonance with Section 219 (3) (e) of Civil Code 2074, finding Lamichhane guilty of raping ‘Gaushala 26’.
The verdict has established that the accused “raped the victim taking advantage of her poor economic condition” and convicted him as per clause 219—1, 2 and 3 (d)—of the Criminal Code Procedure.
The case started unraveling after Lamichhane’s arrest from Tribhuvan International Airport on Oct 6 last year, on the basis of a complaint accusing him of raping a minor on Sept 6 the same year.
Citing statements from both the parties, the CCTV footage and an eyewitness account, the verdict states that ‘Gaushala 26’ and Lamichhane stayed at a hotel room in Kathmandu after their return from a journey to Nagarkot, adding that Lamichhane had raped her in the room.
However, a controversial legal provision vis-a-vis jail terms of 6-10 years means Lamichhane can still appeal against this judgment at a higher court by staying out of prison.
