Bhauni Chaudhary’s husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law were working on a paddy field. It was time to harvest rice, recalls Bhauni of Bargaddi, Ghorahi in Dang district. All three were killed by security forces, she says, on charge of “being Maoists”. Five incidents of mass killing took place 11 were killed in Ghorahi, 12 in Goltakuri-8, nine in Laxmipur-3, eight in Duruwa-5 and six in Phulbari-6 and many others were disappeared in Dang about a decade and a half ago at the height of the Maoist insurgency.
Chuma Acharya’s husband was taken away by the Maoists. There is no trace of him. Chuma has been running from pillar to post seeking justice, but to no avail. Every time I approach the authorities, I am asked to bring proof, she says.
More than a decade has passed since then rebel Maoists and the government signed a peace deal to end the civil war that claimed more than 17,000 lives. More than 1,400 were disappeared, thousands were displaced
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