E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.5 page 23 an iron pipe on his thighs. With his legs outstretched, he was struck on the soles of his feet. His blindfold was taken off at night, but the handcuffs remained on all the time, removed only for meals and going to the toilet. He was then transferred to Dhulikhel on 26 June, and taken to Sundarijal Prison on 15 July. He did not complain of ill-treatment in Dhulikhel or Sundarijal. He received his first medical check in Dhulikhel. At the time of the interview he complained of difficulty walking because of the beatings on the soles of his feet. According to the medical examination, he sustained abrasions on his lower back, upper left arm and left thigh. His injuries were produced by heavy blows and are consistent with the account and time alleged. There are signs of falanga torture on the soles of his feet, for which he requires medical scans. 28. Krishna Prasad Gautam, aged 22. Two years ago, in the RNA Maharajgunj barracks, he was tortured to obtain a confession of involvement in Maoist activities. He was detained for over 4½ months, continuously blindfolded and handcuffed. He was tortured for most of his detention, but it was in the first week of interrogation that he was severely tortured. Among other things, he was buried in a pit of dirt and left for 15-20 minutes; he was repeatedly plunged upside-down into a tank of water; a pin was inserted under the nail of his right thumb and left there overnight. He was hit with pipes, and was not permitted to sleep for more than half an hour at a stretch. As a result of the beatings he became very dizzy, coughed blood, and had difficulty sitting upright and going to the toilet. He eventually confessed. He did not see a doctor until he was brought to Dhulikhel. The prisoners there beat him severely for about a week, leaving him unconscious for three days. Only when a guard at Dhulikhel informed his brother did his family know his whereabouts, 4½ months after his arrest by the RNA. He remained at Dhulikhel for 10 months, and was then transferred to a police station for 65 days. There RNA personnel from the Satru Mardan Gulmi barracks beat him. He was transferred to Sundarijal about 2 months ago before the Special Rapporteur’s visit and had no complaints of ill-treatment, though he said that he wanted to be transferred to the Central Jail, Kathmandu, where he would have the possibility of studying. In Dhulikhel his family had been frightened off from visiting him. Although he has written to his family since he arrived at Sundarijal, he has not heard from them. 29. Dev Raj Luintel, aged 28, a journalist, Bhimdhunga VDC, Kathmandu district. Around 12 May 2005, he was having a snack in a small store in his village when he heard gunfire, and found himself surrounded by police and RNA personnel from Rajabas. He did not see a warrant, but was arrested on suspicion of being a Maoist commander. He was kicked with boots and beaten unconscious with gun butts. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in the Bhakunde barracks. He had sustained a broken arm and jaw. He was handcuffed and hooded. He was later told that his arm was broken when it was struck with a wrench. He was in the barracks for eight days, and was interrogated and beaten continuously from the third day, including with iron pipes and sticks, and a pin was inserted under the nail of his left little finger. He received no medical treatment. He said that he even wanted to pay for a doctor, but was not allowed to see one. On 19 June 2005, he was taken to Dhulikhel Jail, where he continued to complain of severe pain, and was finally taken to Dhulikhel Hospital on 23 June, 35 days after he sustained his injuries and the only time he was seen by a doctor. X-rays were taken and a cast was put on his left arm. No regular follow-up has been conducted. He was later taken to Sundarijal. He has to pay for his medical treatment himself. He could only eat liquid food through a straw. According to the medical examination, he sustained a complete fracture of