Case of Saraswoti Pradhan vs. Rupa Sunar: Blown out of proportion

Going by the social media posts, the reporting of the dispute between a high caste newar landlord Ms Saraswoti Pradhan, 56, and a so-called low caste young lady from dalit community, a prospective occupant, Miss Rupa Sunar, 24, literally, dwarfed all other news of national importance.

The case was a simple dispute that was deliberately put into media trial. As reported in the media, the case unfolded this way: A landlord refused to rent out her property, as accused by the occupant, purely on the ground of the prospective occupant's low caste or her coming from a dalit community. Sunar lodged a complaint with the local police charging Pradhan of racial discrimination. Pradhan was taken into custody for three days for "investigation".