Dhangadhi, Feb. 26: Some 597 incidents of human rights violation occurred in the Far Western Development Region in 1999 and some 936 persons were victimised, according to the informal services centre (INSEC) Regional Office, Dhangadhi.

The centre revealed that out of the total, some 780 were victims of 555 cases of non-state rights abuse while 183 persons were victims of 42 cases of abuse by the state.

The number of victims in non-state cases include two persons each in cases of murder, infringement of economic rights and terror, 49 in threats of murder and Manhandling, 10 in supression of the right to speak and organise, 19 in girl trafficking, 8 in murder by family members, 8 in abortions, 5 in child rights violations, 4 in community discrimination, 34 in individual murders, 61 in beating up, 4 in cases of unclaimed bodies and one disappearance.

Similarly, the number of victims in cases involving abuse by the state comprise 8 in murder and shootings, 89 in arrest and torture, 15 in threat of murder and Manhandling, 1 involving the right to speak and organise, 1 in girl trafficking and 68 involving landless settlers.

Meanwhile in Chautara, General Secretary of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Pashupati Shumsher Rana, MP, Friday paid his last respects to chairman of local Syaule VDC Ash Bahadur Tamang by draping his body with the party flag.

Tamang, who was elected the VDC chairman in the last local elections on a rpp ticket, was killed by the so-called Maoist terrorists on Thursday.

The body of Tamang which was brought to the district hospital in chautara for post-mortem was taken back to his home village by his relatives for the last rites.

Meanwhile in Sarlahi,   Tika Prasad Dhamala, a resident of Khayarmara VDC, Ward no. 2 in Mahottari district was found dead in dubious circumstances inside the premises of the local Indu Shankar Sugar Mills in Hariaun village, Sarlahi district last night, according to the district police office, Malangwa.

Surya Prasad Dhamala, the elder brother of the deceased, said that Tika Prasad had left for Hariaun Thursday afternoon on a tractor for selling sugarcane.

According to eye witnesses, the watch worn by the deceased showed 11:55, its cover was broken and there were marks of severe beating on his body.

Police have ordered an investigation in this connection and the body has been sent to the district health office for post-mortem.