🇳🇵Crime in the Nepali Diaspora: A trend or a blip?

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🌎 The Big Story: Crime in the Nepali Diaspora
💪🏼 Sansar ma Nepali: Historic first for APF Women, Nepalis stranded in Brazil
🇳🇵 Nepal Tira: Pride Parade, TikTok’s comeback, tourist bus drowns
🤯 Sachi ho: The first Woman to publish Literature in Nepal

The Big Story

Crime in the Nepali Diaspora: A Trend or a Blip?

Mamta Kafle isn’t the first Nepali speaking woman to be murdered by her husband in the United States.

She’s not even the first of the year.

In 2024 alone, three women from the Nepali speaking community have been allegedly killed by their Nepali partners.

Case I: Chandra Maya Poudel-Rimal

In the morning of Feb 21, 2024, James Rimal reported his wife, Chandra Maya, missing to Cuyahoga Falls police near Akron, Ohio. Police searched the home and surrounding areas and found Chandra Maya’s body 5 miles away in a wooded area.

According to the police, the couple got in an argument where James killed Chandra by strangulation. Afterwards, he “transported her body to a wooded area, and left it hidden in the wooded area in an attempt to conceal his crime.”

James was charged with murder, strangulation, domestic violence and others. In June, he hung himself while in custody awaiting trial.

Case II: Sada and Tika Dhimal

On July 17, Sada Dhimal and Tika Dhimal, an ethnic Nepali couple, were found dead in their home in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. When police arrived at their house, they found the door left open.

They went through the house and found Tika Dhimal, 40, in the master bedroom on the second floor. Authorities would later confirm she died from multiple wounds to her head, neck, and arm.

Her husband, Sada Dhimal, 50, was found in the backyard. He had hung himself. Their three children, ages 8, 14, and 16, were all found at the home unharmed.

Police have yet to comment on why Sada Dhimal committed this horrific act.

Case III: Mamta Kafle-Bhatt

Mamta’s disappearance has been well-publicized now. Mamta Kafle officially went missing on July 31 from her home in Manassas Park, Virginia. After nearly three weeks of investigation, authorities arrested her husband, Naresh Bhatt, accusing him of killing his wife.

As Nepalis keep spreading throughout the world, we need to be aware of incidents like these. Immigrating to another country causes serious financial and mental stress, even for successful immigrants. We need to provide resources for individuals and families so that they have a support network to fall back into.

Thankfully, its times like these when we see the amazing power of Nepalis.

A GoFundMe campaign set up for her daughter has already raised more than $200,000. Through domestic and international efforts, Mamta’s mother has already been granted an emergency visa to visit and take custody of her grand daughter.

Sansar Ma Nepali

⚽️ Mahila Champions Toli: The female club team of the Armed Police Force, AFC Football Club, will be among 21 clubs across Asia participating in the first Champions League tournament in history. AFC FC lost to Uzbekistan club Nasaf. They will play Malaysian club, Sabah, on August 28th. This is the first edition of this tournament.

🚓 America ko chakkar le paryo thakkar: According media outlet Khasokhas, at least 600 immigrants, including 60+ Nepalis, are stranded in Sao Paolo Airport. Immigrants, including Nepalis, use Brazil as a transit point on their journey to the US border. In Brazil, immigrants apply for asylum so that if they do get caught at the US border, they would be sent back to Brazil, and not to their home country. The conditions at the airport are said to be extremely poor, with migrants having no access to food or water.

🎸 Sold out in Dallas: Nepathya played to a sold-out crowd of 4,000 Nepalis at the Toyota Music Factory in Dallas. This was the bands fourth stop in their North American tour. They will be performing in New York on August 30th. Tickets are available at around USD 114 for general admission.

💃 Events Next Week: This weekend, Nepali communities across the world like this one are still organizing celebrations for Teej. Make sure to visit your community’s facebook page or search online for event options. There might be major celebrations at bigger cities near where you live.

Other notable events are Sushant KC’s tour, which continues in San Francisco and Colorado, and Nepathya, who plays in New York City, followed by Maryland.

Know any stories/news about Nepalis abroad? Reply to feature them!

Nepal Tira

Weekly Briefing: What You Need To Know

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Parade in Kathmandu: The LGBTI community held a pride parade in Kathmandu on Tuesday, organized by the Blue Diamond Society. The 21st Nepal Pride Parade and Gai Jatra Event 2024 began in Thamel and concluded in Basantapur. Check out some of the pictures here.

🌊 Tuplukka firta aayo TikTok: The government has lifted the ban on TikTok less than a year after blocking the Chinese app. The app was banned over ‘social harmony’ concerns, something that the Chinese owner has said it will pay attention to. Over four years, 1600+ TikTok-related cyber crime cases were registered in Nepal. According to the ISP Association of Nepal, At the time of the ban, TikTok had 2.2 million users in the country.

🚨 Bus Plunges in River: A bus carrying Indian tourists plunged into the Marsyandhi river on Friday. At least 27 have been confirmed dead. Last week, officials had said nearly 200 people have died in the past two months due to landslides and floods in various parts of Nepal. Altogether 350+ houses have been destroyed and nearly 5,000 people displaced due to the floods.

🐬 Dolphin in Budhi Rapti: A rare Asian River dolphin was spotted in the Budhi Rapti River near Chitwan National Park, captivating locals and conservationists alike. The dolphin, believed to have traveled from the Ganges River, has been seen swimming and hopping in the river for several days. Sightings in Nepal are increasingly rare and has sparked calls for stricter environmental protections.

Sachi ho? 😱

yo hapta lai eti nai! Next tuesday, pheri bhetaula hai! ✌️

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