KATHMANDU, May 31: The hearing on petition filed at the Supreme Court against the government's decision to pardon the life sentence of Resham Chaudhary, who was found guilty by all three tiers of courts in connection with the Tikapur incident, is scheduled for today.
KATHMANDU, May 31: The hearing on the writ petition filed in the Supreme Court (SC) against the government's decision to commute the sentence of Reshamlal Chaudhary, who was convicted in the Tikapur incident, is being held on Wednesday. The government commuted Chaudhary's life sentence on the occasion of Republic Day, paving the way for him to walk free from Dillibazar Jail on Monday.
KATHMANDU, May 28: In a highly controversial move, President Ram Chandra Paudel has pardoned the prison sentence of Resham Chaudhary, who is serving life imprisonment in connection with the brutal murder of eight persons including seven police personnel and a minor in Tikapur in 2015.
KATHMANDU, May 27: The Office of the President has sent back the petition sent by the government to grant amnesty to Resham Chaudhary to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).
KATHMANDU, May 26: The government has moved ahead with the process to grant amnesty to Resham Lal Chaudhary and others who were sentenced to life imprisonment by three levels of courts over the Tikapur incident.