Disappearance of Chhori Maiya Maharjan
Chhori Maiya Maharjan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64) |
| Disappeared | February 18, 2012 (aged 51) Kathmandu |
| Status | Missing for 12 years, 7 months and 25 days |
Chhori Maiya Maharjan, a resident of Kathmandu went missing on 18 February 2012[1] when she was 51 years old. In 2021, the missing was listed as twelve most mysterious cases of Nepal in recent history.[2]
Early response
[edit]The Ministry of Home Affairs formed a committee on 12 August 2012 led by Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Joint Secretary of the ministry, which was supposed to submit a report within seven days.[3]
One year later
[edit]One year after she went missing, in 2013, Asian Human Rights Commission issued an appeal for a stronger investigation into the disappearance.[4]
Two years later
[edit]Two years later she went missing, in 2014, Asian Human Rights Commission issued an open letter demanding justice.[5] On 2 June 2014, Kathmandu District Court on Monday gave a clean chit to Nikki Singh, the prime accused in the disappearance.[1] The family members condemned the judgment as partial.[6] It was also reported that the court arrived at its judgement at 9:50 pm, while the working hours are only for 5 pm, and the judge did not ask permission for over time work.[7]
Investigation
[edit]It was reavealed that the prime accused Nikki Singh owed Maharjan around 5 million. The investigation by the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that Maharjan was forcefully disappeared, and that there’s strong evidence of Singh's.[7]
2021 resurge
[edit]The case took a resurge on social media in 2021. On 31 July 2021, a Facebook page Routine of Nepal Banda posted about the case ten years ago. It led to upsurge in search about the case. #JusticeForChhorimaiyaMaharjan hashtag trended for weeks in Nepal the same month. An online media Ukera dedicated several investigative articles on the case.[8] It also marked attempts of cyber hacking to take down the website of Ukera.[9]
People over social media called out celebrities Priyanka Karki and Zenisha Moktan on their involvement in the case, as Nikki Singh was Karki Singh's sister's daughter and Moktan was sister's husband's daughter in law.[8]
Active campaigns
[edit]As of 2021, a petition was launched demanding re-opening of the case.[10] A pressure committee namely Chhori Maiya Khoji Dabab Samuha (Chhori Maiya Search Pressure Committee) is active on Facebook.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chhori Maiya disappearance case: Court clears prime accused". The Kathmandu Post. Ekantipur Report. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "12 most mysterious cases in Nepal's recent history". Online Khabar. September 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "State remains unresponsive to the missing person Chhori Maiya Maharjan, and her family wants to know where she is". Asian Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "One year on, no progress in the investigations into Chhori Maiya Maharjan's disappearance". Asian Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Two years after her kidnapping and disappearance, what can we do to find out what happened to our mother Chhori Maiya Maharjan?". Asian Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Then where is Chhori Maiya Maharjan?". Scoop. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Where is Chhori Maiya?". Nepali Times. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b Shrestha, Umesh (9 August 2021). "दस वर्षपछि एक्कासि कसरी चर्चामा आयो छोरीमैयाँ केस ?". Ukera. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "उकेराको सर्भरमा निरन्तर आक्रमण, केन्या र उज्वेकिस्तानको आइपीबाट ह्याकको प्रयास". Ukera. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Re-open Chhori Maiya Maharjan's Case". Change Dot Org. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "छोरी मैया खोजी दबाब समूह". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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