According to data from the Provincial Police Office, 852 rape cases have occurred in 10 districts of Karnali over a five-year period, and 8 people have been killed after rape.
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Rape cases have been on the rise in Karnali Province in the last five years. According to the data of the Provincial Police Office, 852 rape cases have been reported in 10 districts of Karnali in the past five years, and 8 people have been killed after rape.
The kidnapping and rape and murder of 24-year-old Richa Pun Magar of Bhanuchok, Birendranagar Municipality-7, Surkhet is an example of this. On Asoj 26, 2078 BS, 40-year-old Birendra Giri of Pyuthan was accused of kidnapping Richa from Birendranagar, holding her hostage and raping her after killing her. During the initial police investigation, Giri had confessed to raping and murdering Richa.
Similarly, 7-year-old Manisha Sunar of Lekbeshi Municipality-1, Dhabkharka, Surkhet was gang-raped and murdered by three local youths. The District Police Office, Surkhet, has stated that the perpetrators of the rape and murder are Prakash Sunar, Santosh Sunar and Bikram Sunar from Lekbeshi. The police had sent all three to custody for investigation and trial.
According to police statistics, 155 rape cases were registered in the fiscal year 2078/079, 20 in 2079/080, 209 in 2080/081, 174 in 2081/082, 107 in 2082/083, and 6 people were murdered after rape. According to the police, the number of complaints has increased as such incidents cannot remain hidden for a long time due to the increasing use of social media.
Police say that the misuse of social media is also increasing the incidence of sexual violence. Meanwhile, the body of 16-year-old Inisha BK of Birendranagar Municipality-11 has been kept in the morgue of the Karnali Provincial Hospital for a week. The victim's family has taken a stand that they will not accept the body until the culprits who raped and murdered their daughter are brought to justice according to the law.
Adolescent's statement in the Inisha murder case 
