KATHMANDU, Aug. 19 -- Nepal Army has approached the family members of Maina Sunar, a 15-year girl from Kavre who was abducted and killed by the army during the armed insurgency, apparently in an attempt to settle the case out of the court, it has been learnt.

On the night of February 17, 2004, the girl was taken away from her home by army personnel and was disappeared. Her family and human rights advocates pressured the government to reveal her whereabouts and it later emerged that she was tortured to death in the army barracks in Panchkhal.

Devi Sunar, Maina's mother, has been fighting for justice for years. But this year, army officials approached Devi twice with various offers, she said. According to her, they have proposed to set up...