Drug abuse is causing heinous crimes in Nepal’s Madhesh

On January 8, Hari Dev Raut of Jaleshwar municipality -5, Mahottari, was murdered near a police station. Local drug abuser Surendra Raut, after consuming narcotics, attacked Hari Dev, a 75-year-old local trader. He died on the spot.

Surendra was high on drugs, he swore at Hari Dev and attacked brutally, says DSP Santosh Pokharel, the District Police Office spokesperson, quoting witnesses.