KATHMANDU, DEC 09 - The Blue Diamond Society, an NGO working for the welfare of homosexuals, has accused personnel of Armed Police Force of brutally harassing two homosexuals on the night of December 6. The Society has filed a complaint at the Armed Police Headquarters demanding punishment to the culprits.
According to the Society, Jag Bahadur Lama, 28 and Mani Lama, 20, both from Hetauda, and working currently at a carpet factory in Boudha, were harassed by Armed Police personnel after some hoodlums told the police that they were gays. The two were strolling near Ratnapark. The Armed Police Personnel took them inside a mobile van at 8 p.m. Saturday and beat them brutally, according to the Society.
The two have stated that they were then taken to an unidentified Armed Police camp and asked sexual favours. Upon resisting, they were further tortured for being ‘Maoists’. They were then tied, gagged and released near Ratopul at 2 a.m. Sunday.
The Lama duo was taken to Teaching Hospital by the Blue Diamond Society after they reported the torture. Considering serious bruises on their backs, doctors have advised them to rest for a week.
"The armed police has taken the matter seriously and will take action soon," a police source told The Kathmandu Post.
Meanwhile, Sunil Babu Pant, chairman of the Society has expressed concern about the regular harassment of homosexuals by security personnel.Posted on: 2003-12-10 03:58

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