KATHMANDU, DEC 13 - Nepal Police on Sunday sent a letter to Nepal Army (NA) asking the latter to present Major Niranjan Basnet, accused of breaching human rights especially for his role in the disappearance of 15-year old girl Maina Sunuwar from Maharajgunj in Feb. 2004, at the Kavre District Court.

The Nepal Police Headquarters communicated to the Army Headquarters in Bhadrakali by sending a letter at around 3.30 pm today.

"The letter has asked to present Major Basnet respecting the verdict of the court," said a highly-placed police source.

The Nepal Police communicated NA in this regard after Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal directed Home Minister Bhim Rawal in presence of Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari at the latter's residence, yesterday, to present the accused of Maina Sunuwar murder at the court.

Major Basnet, who was sent back from the UN peacekeeping mission in Chad, was held from Tribhuvan International Airport on Saturday.

Currently, Basnet has been kept at a jail in the Army Headquarters, Bhadrakali.

Earlier, Sunuwar's mother Devi had lodged a complaint against Basnet at Kavre District Court.

The district court had issued an arrest warrant against Basnet a year ago.

The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York had decided earlier this month to repatriate Maj. Basnet for his involvement in serious human rights violations. A military court had given Basnet a clean chit on Sunuwar’s case and sent him to the UN peace mission in Chad.

Posted on: 2009-12-13 04:44

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