Twelve days have passed since 17-year-old Bhagarathi Bhatta was murdered after being raped by unidentified person(s) in Dogdakedar Rural Municipality of Baitadi district. But the investigation undertaken by the police has not concluded yet.

A team led by Nepali Congress (NC) central member and former Minister Ramesh Lekhak who reached Baitadi district for observation and study of the incident told the NepalNews that there was not much progress in the investigation. Former minister Lekhak, however, said the investigation was underway. He said he had no exact figure on how many suspects were being investigated.