Kathmandu, Feb. 20 -- A group of youths held a demonstration in Maitighar, Kathmandu on Tuesday evening demanding justice for 17-year-old Rinku Kumari Sada of Bhagwatipur at Navarajpur Rural Municipality ward 1 in Siraha district who was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three local men earlier this month.

The demonstrators, mostly youths from Siraha and other Madhesh districts, lit candles in her memory. They demanded swift legal action against her alleged rapists and those involved in the panchayat that allegedly led to her death.

The protest erupted following growing concerns over the failure of law enforcement agencies to handle the case effectively. Protesters accused authorities of attempting to cover up the crime through an in...