Still no Trace of European Women Disappeared in Nepal Forest
Bikash Sangraula
Kantipur Online
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Kathmandu (Nepal):
The German police team that searched the whole of Nagarjun forest from December 4 to 11 using sniffer dogs returned on Monday without any clue on the "disappearance" of two European women-- a German and a French.
As mystery about the disappearance of the women in two consecutive months from Nagarjun forest, tightly guarded by the army, remains unresolved, it has raised many questions, and even more eyebrows.
The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA), which guards the 16 sq km forest that houses a private palace of the royal family, says the 'disappearances' are "none of its concern". The French embassy, however, seems to be anything but convinced by that argument. A French Embassy official, on condition of anonymity, said, "It looks very unlikely that an outsider entered the forest, 'killed' the two women in a span of just over a month, hid their bodies, and left."
The two women "disappeared" while hiking in the forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu last September and October.
The Embassy official also dismissed the theory, floated recently by some investigation officials, that a serial killer is behind the disappearances.
Dec 13, 2005
Bikash SangraulaKantipur Online
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Kathmandu (Nepal):
The German police team that searched the whole of Nagarjun forest from December 4 to 11 using sniffer dogs returned on Monday without any clue on the "disappearance" of two European women-- a German and a French.
As mystery about the disappearance of the women in two consecutive months from Nagarjun forest, tightly guarded by the army, remains unresolved, it has raised many questions, and even more eyebrows.
The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA), which guards the 16 sq km forest that houses a private palace of the royal family, says the 'disappearances' are "none of its concern". The French embassy, however, seems to be anything but convinced by that argument. A French Embassy official, on condition of anonymity, said, "It looks very unlikely that an outsider entered the forest, 'killed' the two women in a span of just over a month, hid their bodies, and left."
The two women "disappeared" while hiking in the forest on the outskirts of Kathmandu last September and October.
The Embassy official also dismissed the theory, floated recently by some investigation officials, that a serial killer is behind the disappearances.
Dec 13, 2005
