May 16,Kathmandu – The Supreme Court has upheld the life imprisonment sentence of Reshlamal Chaudhary, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the District Court Kailali and the High Court Dipayal for his involvement in the Tikapur incident in Kailali.

With this order of the Supreme Court, Chaudhary has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Anand Mohan Bhattarai and Nahkul Subedi upheld the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Chaudhary by the District and High Courts.

Sitaram Chaudhary and Gangaram Chaudhary, accused in the same case, have been acquitted. Sitaram and Gangaram were in jail for the term of life imprisonment as per the orders of the District and High Courts. Supreme Court has ordered to release them from prison today.

In the case of Laxman Tharu, As decided by the district court, who has served three years of imprisonment, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the high court. But Laxman tharu will not have to spend more time in prison as the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the district court.