Inside Nepal’s deadly detention cells, where death goes unexplained

Shree Krishna BK was found dead in the detention cell of the Khurkot Area Police Office in Sindhuli on April 20, 2025.

Shree Krishna was taken from custody to the district headquarters hospital, where doctors declared him dead. He had been under investigation on a rape charge after having married a 16-year-old girl. He died just four days after being arrested.