Police submit report on Malik family house demolition in Siraha to govt attorney

SIRAHA: The Nepal Police submitted its investigation report to the District Office of the Government Attorney regarding house demolition of a ‘Dalit’ family at Aurahi Rural Municipality-5 in Siraha district.

A house of Dipak Malik of Aurahi Rural Municipality-5 in Siraha district was demolished in the name of performing a Mahayagya.

The police submitted the report on Thursday by completing its investigation on caste-based discrimination and untouchability offences in six days.

The investigation report was received and officials are going through the report, the District Government Attorney Rajendra Basnet confirmed.

He said that cases would be lodged in the court after the study of the report.

The house of Malik (Dom) was demolished for the Bishnu Mahayagya (a religious programme) to be started from March 30, due to which the victim’s family has been displaced.

Different organizations have strongly deplored this incident which blatantly reflects caste discrimination.

According to media reports, one Bajrangi Baba, who is conducting the Mahayagya, has taken a stand that the Mahayagya rituals cannot take place if the Dalit family stays there at the site of the Mahayagya, after which Malik’s house was demolished in connivance with Rural Municipality Chairman Shivaji Yadav and former ward chair Dilip Yadav. The incident took place on February 22.