Poor law and order
The Himalayan Times 21 February 2019 Poor law and order It seems that maintaining law and order situation in the country has been a challenging job for the government and its concerned authorities, considering the increasing number of heinous crimes carried out by anti-social elements. Common people feel that the government and its concerned authorities have completely failed to nab the culprits and put them behind bars. Culprit(s) of Nirmala Pant’s seven month-old rape and murder case is/ are still at large. Likewise, other culprits involved in other rape and murder cases in different parts of the country are freely roaming around. Another shocking and dreadful incident occurred in Mithila Municipality of Dhanusha district on February 23. An 11-year old girl was raped before being murdered “Eleven-year old gang-raped before she was burnt alive” (THT, Feb.19, Page 1). As reported, the innocent girl, who could not speak, was burnt to destroy any evidence of rape.