Nepal, Mar 01 (ANI): Madhesi women leaders have alleged torture by male police personnel during protests. Karima Begum, a former minister and leader of Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal said women protesters were brutally beaten by the police in the months-long protest. More than 50 people lost their lives in the agitation that stretched over five months. Many women protestors were severely injured during the demonstrations. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission's (AHRC) partner organization the Terai Human Rights Defenders (THRD) Alliance, the Nepal police have started arresting Madhesi protesters in different cases, mostly related to events that occurred during the five-month long protests and blockade in the southern plains. The Madhesi political parties have threatened to hit the roads once again demanding amendments in the new Constitution.
