Police probe leak of video showing teenage suspect in Bara rape and murder case
Summary
Police in Madhesh have opened an internal investigation after a video showing a teenage suspect in the Bara rape and murder case was leaked and widely circulated on social media. Nepal’s privacy law prohibits public identification of suspects before a charge sheet is filed.
Key Points
- A video purportedly showing a teenage suspect’s police statement in the Bara rape and murder case has gone viral online.
- Madhesh provincial police have launched an internal probe into how the footage recorded in custody was leaked.
- Nepali law bars public disclosure of the identity of a person under investigation before a charge sheet is filed.
- Press Council Nepal chair Umesh Shrestha called the public sharing of the minor’s statement inappropriate.
