Malicious prosecution: How Nepal police abuse their power at the cost of innocent people’s dignity

On February 8, 2015, Nepal Police’s Metropolitan Crime Division arrested Hem Dorje Tamang from Rasuwa on the charge of stealing a motorbike and brought him to Kathmandu. But, as soon as he came to the capital, Tamang tried to escape, read the police report.,

The police’s preliminary report further states that Tamang also had possession of 5.89 grams of heroin. Following the report prepared by Inspector Bharat Thapa, Kathmandu District Court sentenced Tamang to five years in prison.