Surkhet, Sept 4 . A team deputed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to study about the alleged mass killing of cattle arrived here today.
A herd of cows and oxen which was said to be transported to Dailekh from Nepalgunj was found stranded in the jungle here with deaths of some. The team coordinated by the Ministry Under-Secretary Sagarmani Pathak visited the site from where cattle were said to be pushed down and inquired about it with stakeholders concerned.
He said investigations into the case had begun from Banke and the team would visit Shirsthan of Dailekh where the heard was said to be taken.
Pathak assured of coming up with objective facts surrounding the matter with feedback for preventing arrival of such incidence in the future.
The committee on Monday conducted a monitoring of the Nepalgunj-based Kanji House from where the cattle were collected and inquired about the issue with people’s representatives and employees. The four-member committee was formed on Saturday and it is mandated to present a report within the 15 days beginning from Saturday.
Meanwhile, a probe committee from the Nepalgunj sub-metropolis is in Surkhet for investigations into the issue. The seven-member team coordinated by Nepalgunj-based legal practitioner Bikash Acharya this morning met with civil society representatives and media persons at Birendranagar this morning.
A large herd of cattle had been left stranded in the Katkuwa jungle and 36 were killed by allegedly pushing down from the cliff.
An arrest warrant has been issued against Police Inspector (under the Nepalgunj metropolis) Surya Bogati. It is said it had arrived Surkhet with trucks carrying cattle.
The existing Criminal Code of Nepal has the provision against the killing of cow or ox and causing any sorts of harms on them, and thus it is punishable by law with a three-year imprisonment, if convicted
