Disappearance of Chhori Maiya Maharjan explained

Chhori Maiya Maharjan
Disappeared Date:February 18, 2012 (aged 51)
Disappeared Place:Kathmandu

Chhori Maiya Maharjan, a resident of Kathmandu went missing on 18 February 2012[1] when she was 51 years old. In 2021, the missing was listed as twelve most mysterious cases of Nepal in recent history.[2]

Early response

The Ministry of Home Affairs formed a committee on 12 August 2012 led by Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Joint Secretary of the ministry, which was supposed to submit a report within seven days.[3]

One year later

One year after she went missing, in 2013, Asian Human Rights Commission issued an appeal for a stronger investigation into the disappearance.[4]

Two years later

Two years later she went missing, in 2014, Asian Human Rights Commission issued an open letter demanding justice.[5] On 2 June 2014, Kathmandu District Court on Monday gave a clean chit to Nikki Singh, the prime accused in the disappearance. The family members condemned the judgment as partial.[6] It was also reported that the court arrived at its judgement at 9:50 pm, while the working hours are only for 5 pm, and the judge did not ask permission for over time work.

Investigation

It was reavealed that the prime accused Nikki Singh owed Maharjan around 5 million. The investigation by the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that Maharjan was forcefully disappeared, and that there’s strong evidence of Singh's.[7]

2021 resurge

The case took a resurge on social media in 2021. On 31 July 2021, a Facebook page Routine of Nepal Banda posted about the case ten years ago. It led to upsurge in search about the case. #JusticeForChhorimaiyaMaharjan hashtag trended for weeks in Nepal the same month. An online media Ukera dedicated several investigative articles on the case.[8] It also marked attempts of cyber hacking to take down the website of Ukera.[9]

People over social media called out celebrities Priyanka Karki and Zenisha Moktan on their involvement in the case, as Nikki Singh was Karki Singh's sister's daughter and Moktan was sister's husband's daughter in law.

Active campaigns

As of 2021, a petition was launched demanding re-opening of the case.[10] A pressure committee namely Chhori Maiya Khoji Dabab Samuha (Chhori Maiya Search Pressure Committee) is active on Facebook.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Chhori Maiya disappearance case: Court clears prime accused . 22 November 2021 . Ekantipur Report . The Kathmandu Post . 3 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122140058/https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2014/06/03/chhori-maiya-disappearance-case-court-clears-prime-accused. 22 November 2021.
  2. Web site: 12 most mysterious cases in Nepal's recent history . Online Khabar . September 2021 . 22 November 2021.
  3. Web site: State remains unresponsive to the missing person Chhori Maiya Maharjan, and her family wants to know where she is . Asian Human Rights Commission . 22 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122140103/http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAU-004-2014/. 22 November 2021.
  4. Web site: One year on, no progress in the investigations into Chhori Maiya Maharjan's disappearance . Asian Human Rights Commission . 22 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122140107/http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAC-035-2013/. 22 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Two years after her kidnapping and disappearance, what can we do to find out what happened to our mother Chhori Maiya Maharjan? . Asian Human Rights Commission . 22 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902225428/http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AHRC-OLT-002-2014/. 2 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Then where is Chhori Maiya Maharjan? . Scoop . 22 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122140108/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1406/S00019/then-where-is-chhori-maiya-maharjan.htm. 22 November 2021.
  7. News: Where is Chhori Maiya? . 22 November 2021 . Nepali Times . 10 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220142558/http://archive.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2014/06/10/where-is-chhori-maiya/. 20 February 2020.
  8. News: Shrestha . Umesh . दस वर्षपछि एक्कासि कसरी चर्चामा आयो छोरीमैयाँ केस ? . 22 November 2021 . Ukera . 9 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122142442/https://www.ukeraa.com/news/2021/08/09/8387. 22 November 2021.
  9. News: उकेराको सर्भरमा निरन्तर आक्रमण, केन्या र उज्वेकिस्तानको आइपीबाट ह्याकको प्रयास . 22 November 2021 . Ukera . 19 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122142754/https://www.ukeraa.com/news/2021/08/19/8599. 22 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Re-open Chhori Maiya Maharjan's Case . https://archive.today/20211122141312/https://www.change.org/p/bidyadevi-bhandari-re-open-chhori-maiya-maharjan-s-case . dead . 2021-11-22 . Change Dot Org . 22 November 2021.
  11. Web site: छोरी मैया खोजी दबाब समूह . https://archive.today/20211122141405/https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChoriMaiyaKhojiDababSamuha/ . dead . 2021-11-22 . Facebook . 22 November 2021.

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