Interrogation Concludes in Case of 16-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped and Murdered in Surkhet
Surkhet. The statements of those arrested in connection with the case of 16-year-old Inisha BK, who was allegedly raped and murdered, have been concluded. The main accused, a 16-year-old minor, was arrested from the scene on Falgun 23. The other three minors were arrested on Bhadra 24.
Inisha, originally from Gurvarkot Municipality-6 Badakhola, was living with her family in Birendranagar Municipality-1. On Falgun 23, she left home at 6 AM saying she was going to tuition and was found unconscious around 9 AM in the Janajagaran Community Forest, north of Birendranagar Municipality-4.
Doctors at the Provincial Hospital pronounced her dead when she was rushed there by the police. Inisha's family and relatives have demanded justice, alleging collective rape and murder. Based on the family's complaint, the police arrested the other three minors on Falgun 24.
An investigating police officer told Ratopati that the statements of the minors in the case, which is being investigated from various angles, have been concluded. According to the officer, the main accused, the 16-year-old minor, claims to have been in a romantic relationship with Inisha.
He stated in his testimony that Inisha became unconscious during sexual intercourse and that he sought help from friends to take her to the hospital due to excessive bleeding. The other minors stated that they only arrived at the scene after 8:30 AM because the 16-year-old accused kept calling them.
CCTV footage also shows Inisha and the 16-year-old minor going together around 6 AM. "CCTV shows them going holding hands," says a police official. "Those who saw them up close also said they only saw two people."
The other boys are seen arriving at the scene around 8:30-9 AM. Police have also studied another CCTV footage where the other three minors are seen leaving their homes only after 8:30 AM, after the 16-year-old accused called them. They appear agitated as if they heard details of the incident when leaving home.
However, whether the statements given by these youths are true or false will be determined by a polygraph test. A polygraph team from Nepalgunj has also been deployed to investigate the incident more scientifically. This polygraph will determine whether they spoke the truth or lied.
Nevertheless, the family and relatives are demanding life imprisonment or the death penalty for the accused, alleging that Inisha was collectively raped.
Investigation May Take Another Week to Conclude
Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohanjung Budhathapa of the District Police Office, Surkhet, stated that the investigation might take another week as various forensic reports are still pending. "The statements are concluded, other forensic reports are still pending," he said. "It looks like it will take another week."
He also mentioned that the investigation is being conducted meticulously and scientifically to ensure no shortcomings. For this, teams including one from CIB and expert teams for polygraph are actively involved in the investigation. Similarly, another expert team from Nepalgunj, including CDR analysis, has been deployed for the investigation.
Mobile phones and all evidence found at the scene have been sent to the forensic lab.
They have been sent to the Central Forensic Laboratory for toxicology reports and for bio-serological testing. The police will reach a conclusion after all these reports arrive and are compared.
A separate team has been formed at the district level to conduct the investigation. The post-mortem report conducted by the team of Dr. Arbin Shakya, a forensic expert from Bheri Hospital, Banke, at Provincial Hospital, Surkhet, mentions that the death could have been caused by the tearing of sensitive organs during forcible intercourse and subsequent excessive bleeding.
Although the post-mortem report suggests this as the possible cause, it states that this can be confirmed after the viscera test. An investigating officer who studied the report told Ratopati that the report mentions injuries to the genital parts, meaning injuries to the vagina, including the hymen and uterus, caused excessive bleeding. Based on the report, the police suspect that the accused 16-year-old minor forcibly raped Inisha and established sexual relations.
However, the police will only reach a conclusion after all these matters are confirmed by the forensic reports and their analysis.
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