Six sentenced to life in Binod Shahi murder case

Dipayal High Court overturns earlier district court ruling, orders compensation to victim’s family in a case linked to 2022 local election violence.

The murder case of 15-year-old Binod Shahi in Panchdewal Binayak Municipality of Aachham, which occurred amid political tensions following the 2022 local elections, has taken a major legal turn four years later, with the High Court Dipayal overturning a district court verdict and sentencing six people to life imprisonment.