Home Minister Thapa visits Tansen; NHRC launches probe on Maoist attack

February 2, 2006
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Home Minister Kamal Thapa on Thursday visited Palpa district headquarters, Tansen, to take stock of the damages caused in a Maoist attack on a number of security and administrative installations on Tuesday night.

Minister Thapa landed in Palpa at around 11:00 a.m. and inspected the destroyed government offices and security posts and held discussions with security heads based in the district, reports said.

At least 15 persons including 11 security personnel died in the overnight clash while the rebels bombed many government offices. Chief district office of Palpa and some security men are still out of contact.

Life is gradually returning to normal in the district headquarters with telephone and transportation services resuming from today. Security forces cleared a huge number of explosives left behind by the Maoists after the attack, reports added.

Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has launched an investigation into human rights violations in the Tansen incident.

A four-member team led by commissioner member Dr Ram Dayal Rakesh left for the Palpa district headquarters today, according to the NHRC.