Forensic report shows most protesters shot above the waist during September clashes

Autopsies reveal 39 demonstrators were killed by bullets aimed at the chest, head and neck; human rights body probing excessive police force.

Nineteen-year-old Nikita Gautam of Chitwan was living in a rented flat in Gausala, Kathmandu. Her landlord, Manoj Gautam, said she was sitting on the rooftop watching the September 9 protests when a bullet fired from a nearby police post struck her in the chest, killing her instantly.