District Police Office, Parsa, on Thursday issued a warrant for the arrest of State Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Karima Begam on charge of assaulting Chief District Officer (CDO) Durga Prasad Bhandari. “As Begam is currently in the Capital, we have corresponded with Metropolitan Police in Kathmandu and Lalitpur for her arrest,” said Inspector Bhuwaneshowr Prasad Sah.
A police complaint under the Public Offence Act was lodged against State Minister Begam on Wednesday for slapping CDO Bhandari at his office on Tuesday. Begam, who had arrived in Parsa to attend a function, left for the Capital on Wednesday afternoon, just 20 minutes after a police case was filed against her.
According to the existing law, Begam, if found guilty, could be charged with Rs.28,000 penalty plus compensation to the victim side. Furthermore, she could also face a 35-day of custodial detention to facilitate the investigation.
The jury could also free the guilty after paperwork where the felon must make a written pledge not to repeat similar crime in the future.
source: kathmandu post
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