Nepal, July 20 -- Majid Ansari is a law student and legal activist who has been actively advocating for the constitutional rights of evicted squatter settlers. His advocacy led to the registration of a Supreme Court writ petition 082-WO-1237 challenging the government's management of displaced families. On July 11, following heavy inundation at a holding centre in Kirtipur, Ansari and his fellow activists visited the site to observe the relocation of the settlers, only to face immediate resistance from state authorities.

The situation rapidly escalated when Ansari questioned the presence of unofficial actors commanding police personnel. He was subsequently subjected to a brutal physical assault by a group of police officers, leading to t...