NHRC questions SSP Khadka over denial of entry to monitoring team
Summary
The NHRC has questioned SSP Santosh Khadka after its monitoring team was reportedly denied entry to the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office. The inquiry follows the detention of former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and the police claim that he was brought in over a security threat.
Key Points
- Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Khadka appeared before the National Human Rights Commission and gave a statement over the alleged denial of entry to a monitoring team.
- The NHRC had written to Police Headquarters on Monday asking that Khadka be made available for questioning.
- Police took former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana from his Bansbari residence to the Crime Investigation Office, citing a security threat.
- Neither the police nor the government has disclosed who posed the threat or what it involved.
