Summary:

• Shrinarayan Singh Rajput, 84, father of a victim injured in a blast in Rautahat in 2008, is demanding justice for his son.
• On the eve of Nepal’s first Constituent Assembly elections in April 2008, a blast injured several individuals in Rajpur Municipality (formerly Rajpur Phardawa VDC).
• Nepali Congress leader and former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam and 10 others were accused in 2019 of masterminding the attack, which included attempts to kill the injured by burning them alive in a brick kiln.
• Despite complaints and a Supreme Court directive to arrest and investigate Alam and his associates, successive governments failed to act promptly.
• In 2019, Alam was arrested and later sentenced to life imprisonment by Rautahat District Court in April 2024.
• However, the Janakpur High Court overturned the verdict in May 2025, acquitting Alam due to lack of evidence and even denying that the blast occurred.
• Rajput is shocked by the High Court’s ruling and has filed a complaint with the Judicial Council demanding action against the judges who passed the verdict.
• Supporters believe the Attorney General’s Office will appeal the High Court decision to the Supreme Court.
• Rajput remains determined to fight till his last breath to get justice for his son.

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