DHANGADHI, Jan. 4 -- Locals of Tikapur have expressed deep dissatisfaction after lawmaker-elect of Kailali constituency-1 Resham Chaudhary, who is also the main accused in the Tikapur carnage, was sworn in as a member of parliament on Thursday.
Madhes-based Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) had fielded Chaudhary as a candidate for parliament, and he subsequently won. Eight people including a senior superintendent of police (SSP) and a two-year-old toddler were killed in the Tikapur incident.
Families of the Tikapur victims had high hopes of justice after Chaudhary, who was on the run after being charged for his alleged involvement in the massacre, surrendered to the court. He was then held under custody in connection with ongoing investi...