Lawmakers have demanded that the government remove the provision of statute of limitation for rape, especially in the case of minors.

Saying that the incidents of heinous crimes have increased in the society, National Assembly lawmaker Bimala Rai Paudel has demanded removal of such provision.

She said that though government has formulated women-friendly laws, the cases of violence against women have not been decreased in the society.

"The provision of statute limitation was brought to get justice. This provision should be removed in the case of minors, rape and violence against women," Paudel said.

She demanded that the provision of statute limitation should be removed through an ordinance.

Similarly, Binda Pandey urged the government to amend the law to remove the provision of statute limitation.

The lawmakers have demanded the removal of such provision after a girl last week girl came out with a series of videos on TikTok claiming that she was drugged and raped in 2014 when she was16-year-old.