E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.5 page 19 his back, nothing has been done to investigate his complaint. According to the medical examination, he sustained abrasions on his back, and many of the wounds had developed into chelloid scars, due to infection. The injuries are as a result of repeated impacts from elongated objects, and are consistent with the account alleged. At the time of the visit, he complained of continued pain due to the scarring on his back, and consequent difficulty sleeping. He requires surgical treatment for his scars. 10. Ms. Bhagwati Shrestha, aged 17. On 16 April 2005, she was among four girls and two boys who were arrested on suspicion of involvement in Maoist activities. They were taken to a police station, where they were held for about a month and interrogated. Although she was not physically beaten, she was threatened with death and was held blindfolded and handcuffed for the first 10 days, and then just handcuffed for two further weeks. Representatives of the NHRC met her on two occasions, but only in the presence of guards. She was brought to the Central Jail on 16 May. 11. The Government informed that she was with a group of Maoists, who threatened the local people in an attempt to extort money from them. She was beaten by the local people and then handed over to the security forces. 12. Rimal Babu Shrestha. On 25 August 2005, he was arrested by police officers in plain clothes in a restaurant in Kathmandu. He was blindfolded and taken by car to an unknown location. That evening he was forced to sit on a bench and was beaten by two or three persons with a pipe for approximately 15-20 minutes, primarily on his arms and legs. For two days he was interrogated and beaten in the police station. He remained there blindfolded for one week before being transferred to Hanuman Dhoka District Police Office. 13. The Government informed that he was not tortured or ill-treated, mentally or physically and was found to have a two-year-old gunshot wound on his arm. There is no complaint reported by him. 14. Sagar Tamang, aged 33. In 2003, he was among three people arrested in Kalimati Bazaar by about five policemen in plain clothes. They were taken by car to the RNA Maharajgunj barracks, where they were held in separate rooms. He was blindfolded and handcuffed and all his belongings were confiscated. He was held with up to 150 other detainees in a large hall, with walls 6 or 7 feet high. They were instructed not to move or speak to one another. Five days after he was taken there he was interrogated about his alleged involvement in Maoist activities and related intelligence, and was tortured for about five days. He was held under water and beaten severely with a pipe. He was dragged with a rope tied around his neck. He was given only little food of poor quality and salt water to drink. For about 15 months he was kept blindfolded and handcuffed with his hands behind his back 24 hours a day. After five or six months the detainees were separated and housed in different tents. His handcuffs were only taken off for meals for 10-15 minutes in the morning and evening. When he attempted to take the blindfold off he was beaten on his chest and ears. He was only permitted to take a bath once every three months. He was only allowed to move to go to the toilet. Only occasionally would the detainees be permitted to exercise, if the guards were in a good mood. But sometimes they were not allowed to move for a month or two. Owing to this lack of exercise and beatings, he had to be carried to the toilet by his fellow detainees. For two months he could not walk at