The month of October saw the arrest of two senior political leaders – former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and Nepali Congress lawmaker Mohmmed Aftab Alam – for their alleged involvement in serious crimes. Mahara was arrested on October 6 on charges of attempting to rape a woman staffer of the … Continue reading Much-delayed arrest and investigation in high profile cases raises serious concern on the criminal justice system in Nepal