Kathmandu, June 26 -- Even as the incidents of torture continue to increase, not a single conviction has been made under Nepal Penal Code that came into force in 2018.

On June 17, Harisingh Pali, a banking fraud convict, died under mysterious circumstances in Kailali. He was found unconscious in the district jail just a day after his arrest and breathed his last in the Seti Zonal Hospital in course of treatment. Though a sub-inspector has been arrested, following a complaint from the victim's wife claiming that he died of police torture, rights groups remain skeptical that he will be prosecuted, citing past incidents.

In the last fiscal year, the National Human Rights Commission, after investigating 55 complaints of torture, recommended...