Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula has said that the government will constitute a high-level commission to probe into cases of people allegedly disappeared after they were taken into custody by the state.
In response to a sit-in protest — organized by the family members of the people who disappeared reportedly while in security custody—in front of the Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar on Monday, Minister Sitauala assured that the commission will be formed within a week and that the government will fully cooperate the commission to find out whereabouts of the disappeared people.
According to journalist Janma Dev Jaisi—who is also one of the family members of the disappeared people, Minister Sitaula also begged apology for the misbehaviour carried out by the security personnel towards the family members of the disappeared people while they were carrying out sit-in protests this morning.
Jaisi said they have decided to suspend their protest programmes for now following assurances from the Home Minister.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said it has received application from family members of nearly 1,000 people who have been reported as disappeared during the decade-old conflict. The Commission said majority of them were reported disappeared after they were taken into custody by the security forces.