4.6 lakh 25 thousand ”blood money” collected in Lumbini to save Ramashish Yadav of Dhanusha who was sentenced to death on the charge of murder due to duty handed over to the family
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Durga Prasad Sharma of Rupandehi Kanchan Rural Municipality-4 and Ramashish Yadav of Dhanusha Janakpur Municipality-17, who work in the same company in Saudi Arabia, lived together. Sharma was killed by Yadav's stabbing on September 6, 2018 during the dispute. On December 20, 2020, the Tabuk Court of Saudi Arabia sentenced Yadav to 5 years in prison after finding him guilty in the incident. 25 days left to pay the sentence. But if there is no 'blood money' agreement with the victim's family within that period, the court will sentence Yadav to death.
The consular department in Kathmandu has already sent a letter to District Administration Office Rupandehi on March 12 for an agreement on 'Blood Money'. According to Ganesh Aryal, Chief District Officer of Rupandehi, the consular department asked to send in writing whether or not there was a blood money agreement between the perpetrator and the victim. Aryal had a big think when one of his signatures would decide whether someone would get the death penalty or not.
After that, Aryal took the initiative to make an agreement between the two families. Then he requested the Dhanusha administration to take initiative to raise 'blood money'. "We talked to Dhanusha administration several times", Aryal said, "Yadav family also rushed to Rupandehi administration to take initiative." But there was not much initiative from that.'
On the other hand, the victim Sharma family was adamant not to compromise on 'blood money'. But CDO Aryal is working hard to create an atmosphere of compromise with the help of the private sector and political parties in the district. "We also explained to the victim's family that there is a difference between killing and letting die," he said.
'The situation wiped away your tears, but I reminded you not to make another woman single,' said Aryal, 'I asked you to be generous now, we reminded you that only a great person can forgive.' And Meghnath Sharma, the brother of the deceased, helped him, he said. After several negotiations, the victim's family agreed to settle for ``blood money'' worth 50 lakhs.
In Janakpur, the Yadav family, having only 13 dhurs of land and a small house, could not raise such a sum. Yadav's wife Reno Kumari was busy raising three daughters. Even if everything was sold properly, it would barely raise 10 lakhs. Aryal then requested the businessmen of Rupandehi to raise 'blood money'.
As the economic condition of both the victims and the victim's families is critical and the Yadav family is unable to collect blood money, Federation of Commerce and Industry Lumbini Province President Krishna Prasad Sharma and Federation of Commerce and Industry Siddharth Nagar President Thakur Kumar Shrestha went ahead to gather support. 36,25,000 rupees have been collected by 30 businessmen of Rupandehi, 50,000 rupees by CDO Aryal, 25,000-25,000 rupees by two assistant CDOs, 75,000 rupees by three security officers. The Yadav Famil, 46illi Statement of Famil, 46illi Statement Chairman of Rs. 1,100ill, Sharma, 46illi State Chairman Sharma, has been arranged by Sitak Kitari Sharma. Aryal said that the letter of agreement will probably be sent to the consular department on Wednesday itself.
In the 'blood money' presentation program, there were representatives of businessmen, the Yadav family, the victim's family, the district administration, the head of the security agency, the chairman of Kanchan Rural Municipality and others. "The victims' families in Rupandehi have given their lives to the citizens of Dhanusha," President Sharma said, "The financial condition of both families is miserable. In such a case, Yadav will take care of the family after his return, the victim's family will also be financially relieved with blood money, we have gathered support thinking of social responsibility.'
Shrestha, President of Siddharthnagar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that even when the economic situation was not good, the representatives of the private sector raised funds considering their social responsibility. "Even if a Nepali got the death penalty, the victim's family would not get anything," he said. While understanding the amount, the wife of the deceased was shocked. The families of the victims who contracted the 'blood money' refused to respond. "We have no reaction," Meghnath, the brother of the deceased, said, "Let's not talk about this." She thanked the Chief District Officer and the victim's family for creating such an environment. She got the information about her husband's arrest in that incident after 6 months. After that, she told me that her three daughters had missed their studies as well. "I went to many places in my district and pleaded," she said. Prabhu Yadav, Reno Kumari's uncle, said that he believed that he would get a life donation when the hope of Ramashish's return was lost. "I had to take care of my niece and granddaughter," he said.
