AGENCIES CALIFORNIA, June 27: A Nepali engineer has been convicted of rape of his adopted daughter in California in the US.
District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced on Thursday that a Yolo County jury convicted 42-year-old Ajay Kumar Dev, a former Davis resident, of serial molest and rape of his adopted daughter. The violations occurred between January 1999 and December 2004.
Dev had immigrated to the Davis area with his parents when he was 13. He is a graduate of Chico State and worked for the California Water Resources Board as an engineer and was active in the Davis Nepali community.
In 1999 he and his wife brought the victim, a distant relative of Ajay, who at the time was 15 years old, to the United States. She was to live with them and go to school here ostensibly to give her a better education.
The victim had been officially adopted by Dev and his wife in December of 1999 and, according to the victim´s testimony, Dev began inappropriately touching her within the first couple of weeks of her arrival and later progressed to forced sexual assault and rape on a weekly basis. The assaults continued after the victim turned 18 and was attending Sacramento City College but still lived in the Dev household.
The victim moved out of the home in December of 2004, and Mr. Dev continued to try to sexually abuse the victim and even offered to pay her to do so. Mr Dev threatened to get a gun and shoot himself and the victim if she didn´t allow him to continue to abuse her, which ultimately led to the victim reporting the situation to law enforcement.
Detective Mark Hermann of the Davis Police Department was assigned the case and while interviewing the victim he had her call the defendant on the phone. During the recorded phone call, the victim engaged him in a conversation about the abusive relationship and whether she should tell her school counselor that he, Mr Dev, was the cause of her three abortions. What ensued was a conversation where Mr. Dev admitted the abuse and ultimately tried to talk the victim out of reporting it.
A search warrant that was served on the Dev home in Davis found child pornography on the computers. This confirmed the victim´s story that Dev had shown her such pornography prior to some of the assaults.
The case against Dev was not filed until two years later, however, because the victim had returned to Nepal to attend her sister´s wedding and was imprisoned there on charges brought about by a relative of the defendant´s alleging that she had the wrong date of birth on her passport.
After court proceedings in Nepal that lasted a year and a half, she was finally issued a new passport and, with help from law enforcement and the US Embassy in Nepal, she was able to return to the United States, at which time charges were filed. While she had been in Nepal, Dev had traveled to Nepal and phoned her telling her to drop the charges and not to return to the United States.
The trial lasted for two months. After the jury deliberated for one week, Dev was convicted of 76 felony counts including 23 counts of forcible rape; 23 counts of forcible sexual assault; 27 counts of lewd acts with a minor; and 3 counts of attempting to dissuade a witness.
The jury hung on three of the counts and returned not guilty verdicts on 13 others. Mr Dev, who was remanded to custody without bail after having been free on bail for the three years it took to get the case to trial, faces between 72 and 392 years in prison. Sentencing is set for August 7, 2009 in Dept. 2 before Judge Timothy L Fall who presided over the trial.
The sick b*stard...!! Should castrate such filthy human beings and let it be a warning to other would-be molesters and rapists! Ahh....though it ain't an ideal world.....!!
May he rot in jail....God bless that girl, hope she may continue a better life... and get past her emotional trauma's...
I wish all the best for a girl. This guy is getting what he deserves. He will rot in jail. This is what you get when you think you can do whatever you want. F***ing disgrace to our society.
This guy is one of the Co-Conveners of ANA...You can see his name here. http://www.ana-convention.org/2009/index.php?option=com_contact&view=category&catid=16&Itemid=56
guys and gals, I googled the terms("ajay dev" facebook) and came up with this guy's photo and curiously enough, on his page he is a fan of only one guy. Guess who that is "Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi". I find that extremely disturbing.
It just shows whatever people show on the outside, it just might be the exact opposite that they are. try it yourselves.
I have met Ajay from Davis. He seemed like a nice guy but who knows what's under the cover?? There is only one Ajay Dev in Davis and unfortunately he is with ANA and is also running for ANA election under Mr. Simon Dhungana. I got email about it some time back requesting support for himself and Mr Dhungana...
ति किशोरीको दुर्भाग्य भनेको उनी शक्तिसम्पन्न ब्यक्तिको हातवाट बलात्कृत हुनुनै रहेछ । उनी त्यस्ता ब्यक्तिको सिकार बनिन जसको छोरा अन्तराष्ट्रिय व्यापारी हुन । जसको ज्वाई र छोरी यो मुलुकको शक्तिसम्पन्न संविधान सभाका सदस्य छन । उनीको साथमा यो देशका ठालुहरु हुन भन्ने सबै छन । अनी कसरी ति किशोरीको पक्षमा कसैले आवाज उठाउंछ र ?
कहि कतै छिसिक्क केही भयो भने विज्ञप्ती जारी गरेर हल्ला गर्ने बालबालीकाको क्षेत्रमा काम गर्ने संस्थाहरु किशोरीको बलात्कारको केसमा मौन छन । किशोरी बलात्कारको अभियोग लागेका रामआशिस महतो फरार छन । तर उनलाई पक्राउ गरी कानुनको कठघरामा उभ्याउने चासो कसैले देखाएका छैनन । सरकारी वकिलले बदमासी गर्दै केस कमजोर बनाएर अपराधको मुख्य अभियुक्तलाइ जोगाउन ज्यान फालेर लागेका छन । कसैको घरमा काम गरिरहेकी बालीकालाइ थप्पड हानेको समाचार सार्वजनिक हुंनासाथ कोकोहोलो गरेर बाल अधिकार र बाल शोषणको बारेमा चर्का भाषण गर्ने एनजिओहरु भने यो विषयमा कानमा तेल हालेर बसेका छन ।
यो बारेमा महिला अधिकारको ठेक्का लिएर बसेका महिलाअधिकारवादीहरु पनि मौन छन । सामान्य विषयमा संविधान सभाको रोष्टम घेरेर हैरान बनाउने सभासदहरु मौन छन । अनी श्रीमतिको इच्छा विपरित यौन सम्पर्क राख्ने श्रीमान समेत बलात्कारी हो भनेर कुर्लने कानुन व्यवसायिहरु मौन छन । कारण के होला ?
कारण स्पष्ट छ । बलात्कारको अभियोग लागेका ब्यक्ति सानातीना हैनन । पावरफुल परिवारका हुन । जसको विरुद्धमा बोल्दा उनीहरुको दानापानी हराउन सक्छ । ति ब्यक्तिको परिवारको अन्तराष्ट्रिय क्षेत्रमा राम्रो प्रभाव छ । अनी ति परिवारका सदस्यलाई मनाउन सक्यो भने सामाजीक काम गर्ने बहानामा राम्रै धनरासी पाउन सकिन्छ भने जावो बलात्कारको विषयमा के कुरा उठाउनु भन्ने उनीहरुको मानसिकताले उनीहरु मौन बसेका हुन भन्दा सायद फरक नपर्ला ।
अपहरण गरेर हत्या गरी मृत शरिरलाई टुक्रा टुक्रा बनाएर फाल्ने ख्याति श्रेष्ठका हत्यारा अहिले प्रहरी हिरासतमा छन । उनलाई कडा कार्वाही गर्नुपर्ने माग गर्दै दैनिक प्रर्दशन भइरहेका छन । उनको हत्याको विरोध गर्दै विज्ञप्ती निकाल्नेहरुको संख्या दैनिकरुपमा बाक्लीदै गएको छ । यसले ख्यातिको हत्यारालाइ हदैसम्मको कारवाही गर्न सम्बन्धीत निकायलाइ राम्रै दवाव परेको छ । यसले पैसाको बलमा कानुनको कमजोरी खोजेर हत्याको अभियोग लागेका विरेन श्रेष्ठलाइ जोगाउने हिम्मत कसैले गर्ने छैनन । क्रुर अपराधको विरुद्धमा नागरिक समाज जागरुक हुनु अत्यन्त सकारात्मक हो ।
तर ख्यातिको हत्यामा जागरुक भएको यो समाज एक किशोरीको बलात्कारको विषयमा किन मौन छ ? ति बलात्कारको सिकार भएको किशोरीको पक्षमा किन यो समाज बोल्दैन ? पिडितको अवस्था हेरेर किन यो समाज भेदभाव गर्छ ? रामआसिस महतोलाइ पक्राउ गरी कडा भन्दा कडा कार्वाही होस भनेर किन कोही आवाज उठाउंदैन ? बढो अचम्म छ यो समाज । खाली बलेको आगो मात्र ताप्ने । कुन विषयमा केही गर्दा के आफ्नो कुनचै स्वार्थ पुरा हुन्छ भनेर सोचेर मात्र कदम चाल्ने ।
अव विरेनको स्थानमा ति रामआसिशलाइ राखेर हेरौं न । के यो समाज त्यत्तिकै जागरुक हुन्थ्यो होला ? यत्तिकै दवाव हुन्थ्यो होला ? अनी यसरी नै विरोध प्रर्दशन भइरहनथ्यो होला र ? मलाइ लाग्छ अंह हुन्नथ्यो ।
सायद शक्तिसम्पन्न परिवारका सदस्य नभइ कुनै सामान्य परिवारका सदस्यले रामआसिशको झै कुकर्म गरेको भए उनको विरोध सबै खनिने थिए । सबैले धिकार्ने थिए । अनी ति अभियुक्तलाइ कडा कार्वाहीको माग गर्नेहरुको तांती लामै हुन्थ्यो होला । ति किशोरीको दुर्भाग्य भनेको उनी शक्तिसम्पन्न ब्यक्तिको हातवाट बलात्कृत हुनुनै रहेछ । उनी त्यस्ता ब्यक्तिको सिकार बनिन जसको छोरा अन्तराष्ट्रिय व्यापारी हुन । जसको ज्वाई र छोरी यो मुलुकको शक्तिसम्पन्न संविधान सभाका सदस्य छन । उनीको साथमा यो देशका ठालुहरु हुन भन्ने सबै छन । अनी कसरी ति किशोरीको पक्षमा कसैले आवाज उठाउंछ र ?
पैसाको बलमा प्रहरी सरकारी वकिल र पुनरावेदन अदालतका न्यायधिषसम्मलाई प्रभावमा पारी अपराधवाट उम्किने प्रयासमा लागेका रामआसिस महतोलाइ अहिले प्रहरीले खोजिरहेको छ । सरकारी वकिलले नचाहेर पनि १५ वर्षिय किशोरीको बलात्कार गरी फरार रहेका महतोका विरुद्धमा काठमाडौं जिल्ला अदालतमा मुद्धा दर्ता गर्न बाध्य भएपछि अदालतले महतोलाइ पक्राउ गरी अदालतमा पेश गर्न प्रहरीलाइ पत्र पठाएपछि प्रहरी महतोको खोजीमा जुटेको छ । यदी प्रारम्भमा नै प्रहरी माथिल्लो प्रभावमा नपरेको भए महतोको पक्राउका लागि अदालतले पत्र नै काट्नुपर्ने बाध्यता आउने थिएन । तर प्रारम्भमा अभियुक्त पक्राउ गरी कानुनी कार्वाहीको दायरामा ल्याउनुको साटो उसलाइ जोगाउनतिर लागेपछि उनी उम्कीने मौका पाएका थिए ।
तर महान्यायधिवक्ताको कार्यालयको इमान्दारीताका कारण पैसाको बलमा बलात्कारको अभियोग खारेज गराउन महतो परिवार सफल हुन सकेनन । तर अदालतमा मुद्धा पेश भयो नै । अभियुक्तहरु फरार रहेको भन्दै मुद्धा पेश भएपछि पक्राउका लागि वारेन्ट जारी गर्नु सामान्य नै हो । मुल कुरा अब उनलाइ पक्राउ गरेर प्रहरीले अदालतमा बुझाउछ कि बुझाउंदैन भन्ने नै हो । यस विषयमा महानगरिय प्रहरी परिसर काठमाडौंका एसपि नवराज सिलवालसंग जिज्ञासा राखेको थिए मैले । उनले वारेन्ट जारी भएको हो भने पक्राउ गछौं भनेका छन । तर खै कसरी पक्राउ गर्छन उनी भारतमा आफन्तको घरमा लुकेर बसेका छन ।
अचम्म के भने महतोको पाप सार्वजनिक भएपछि पनि उनलाई जेगाउन सबै सरकारी संयन्त्र मरिमेटेर लागेका छन । अरु केही नगालेर प्रचलीत कानुन मिचेर सरकारी वकिल समेत महतोलाइ निर्दोश बनाउन अदालतमा मुद्धा दर्ता गर्दा महतोलाइ तीन नम्बरमा राखेर खाली प्रतिवादी मात्र बनाएका छन । करणिको मुद्धामा पहिलो नम्बरमा प्रमुख अभियुक्त राखिन्छ । र फैसला गरी सजाय सुनाउंदा कुन ब्यक्तिलाइ कुन रुपमा अभियोग लागेको छ भन्ने आधारमा सजाय सुनाइन्छ । त्यसैले सरकारी वकिलले सकेसम्म महतोलाइ सजाय नै नहोस भएपनि कम होस भन्ने गलत मनसायले उनलाइ तेस्रो नम्बरमा राखेर पहिलो र दोस्रो नम्बरमा किशोरीलाइ महतोको शिकार बनाउन महतो निवाससम्म लैजाने ल्याउने लक्ष्मी लामा र संगीता थापालाइ राखेका छन । यदी न्यायधिषले विवेकको प्रयोग नगर्ने हो भने लामा र थापा प्रमुख अपराधीको रुपमा दन्डीत हुनेछन भने मुख्य अपराधी महतो भने मतियारको रुपमा सामान्य दन्डको भागिदार बन्नेछन ।
तर जुन रुपमा यो मुद्धा अगाडि बढेको छ त्यो हेर्दा महतोले केस जितेर सफाइ पाउने सम्भावना बलियो देखिएको छ । प्रहरी वकिल र महतो परिवार मिलेर केस निक्कै कमजोर बनाइसकेका छन । पिडितका एक निकटका अनुसार महतोको परिवारले पिडित परिवारलाइ बलात्कार गरेको हैन भन्न राजी गराइसकेका छन । यसका लागि महतो परिवारले १५ लाख रुपैंया दिएका छन । अहिले महतोलाइ निर्दोश बनाउन एमालेका सांसद रघुविर महासेठ समेत ज्यान फालेर लागेका छन । महासेठ बलात्कारका अभियुक्त महतोका ज्वाइ पो रहेछन । महतोको छोरी पनि एमालेको तर्फवाट समानुपातिक कोटामा सभासद छिन । मनग्गे पैसा पावरफुल छोरा ज्वाई एमालेको प्रभावशाली नेता अनी छोरी सभासदको साथ रहेको महतोले सजाय पाउने हुन कि मुक्ती त्यो हेर्न बांकी छ ।
We should write the ANA hosts to comment on this matter as his name is listed on their web site about him as a Co-Convener, (NAFCA-Rep), Keynote Speaker.
Another reason why ANA is nothing but a BIG JOKE. Who here thinks it is a good organization, anything worth for Nepali people? We had suspicion about money matter, who would have thought about criminals on the board, not a bank robber, but a child rapist. Yuuuukkk.....
Come on guys, get your voice heard this year by NOT going to their convention.
On behalf of Association of Nepalis in the Americas (ANA) and Nepalis of Northern California, we extend a warm invitation to your organization for the upcoming 27th Annual ANA 2009 Convention to be held from July 1 through July 5, 2009 at Marriott Hotel, Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California. This year ANA is hosted under the joint banner of 501C.3 compliant non-profit Nepali organizations in Northern California such as NANC (Nepal Association of Northern California), NAFCA (Nepalis And Friends Cultural Association), and various non-profit Nepali organizations in and around Northern California. The ANA 2009 Organizing Committee which consists of convening council, advisory board, and all sub-committee chairpersons realizes that it is essential to reach out to all Nepalis with various backgrounds and ethnicity to make the 27th Annual Convention a success. We would like to extend our invitation to you to participate in the 27th Annual Convention, partnering with us to put together a united and diverse cultural program that covers all ethnic backgrounds in the upcoming convention to make it a memorable success. The purpose of the exclusively educational and charitable ANA is to promote preservation of Nepali identity and culture in the Americas, to foster cordial relations among Nepalis and Americans, to demonstrate the effectiveness of the participation of Nepali-Americans in the communities they live in and to strengthening the local communities.
Spectacular views, wonderful weather, beach front entertainment and the ambiance of a romantic city is what the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer for the ANA 2009 Convention. It is the desire of the Nepalis of Northern California that all Nepalis, who have made Northern California their second home, join hands with them and be a part of the social and cultural event the ANA has been organizing. Being a part of the ANA Convention 2009 in the San Francisco Bay Area will not only add an essence of being closer to Nepal, but will bring together the Nepali Communities of this great nation. It is our goal to bring Nepali Communities from all over the United States to act as one, share their experiences and views with all Nepalis. Attendees travel from Nepal and all over the Americas to attend this event. The convention offers an opportunity for leaders in politics, business, education, technology and humanitarians from America and Nepal to address the largest gathering of Nepalis in the world. It is also, an opportunity for all attendees to enjoy the rich and diverse Nepali culture, food, dance, songs, and hospitality, as well as network with others and celebrate the new and historical changes that our beloved Nepal is experiencing.
ANA was founded in July 1983 in New York and Incorporated in Washington DC in 1983 as a non-profit organization. Since its inception, ANA has grown steadily as an international organization attracting a diverse membership that includes resident Nepalis in the Americas, many international scholars, scientists, outdoor enthusiasts, and philanthropists, who share an interest in Nepal and the Nepali Culture. The purpose of ANA is to preserve and promote Nepali cultural heritage, to foster relationships among Nepalis and Americans and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the participation of Nepali-Americans in the communities in which they live.
Vice-President Simon Dhungana, MD General Secretary Medini Adhikari, VA Treasurer Dhiren Gurung, TX Information Director Roger Adhikari, CA Executive Committee Abhijeet Shrestha, CA Abish Ghimire, CA Ajay Dev, CA Ajib Shrestha, MN Anjan Shrestha, TX Anup Srivastav, CA Bijaya Shrestha, MD Bindu Choudhary, NJ Hira Bhandari, MD Kshitij Sharma, NC Kumar Deuja, VA Mahendra Poudel, TX Mohan Thapa, MD Netra Chettri, AZ Prahlad KC, MA Sirish Bhojpure, CO Surya Thapa, MA Past Presidents Hari Sharma, NY Kunjar Sharma, ONT Kamal Pathak, NY
Amar Giri, PA Pramod Sharma, FL Shyam Karki, MD Krishna Nirola, MD Amrit Tuladhar, AZ 2009 Convention of The Association of Nepalis in the Americas
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The five day convention is filled with intellectual programs on improving technology, the environment, women’s rights, and promoting democracy; as well as entertaining programs that both demonstrate and promote the rich and diverse Nepali cultural heritage.
We, being part of the ANA Organizing Committee, will be honored if you choose to attend the ANA 2009 Convention at the Hotel Marriott in Oakland, California. It is our hope, through collective participation, that communities can become stronger. With this in mind, it is our appeal to you, to join hands with the rest of the local community in making this event a grand success.
Thank You.
Respectfully Submitted,
Govind Shahi Convener, ANA 2009 www.ana-convention.org
On behalf of the 2009 ANA Convention Convening Council ANA President: Naveen Dutta Chairperson: Simon Dhungana Convener: Govind Shahi Co-Conveners: Ajay Dev, Anup Srivastav, Sajesh Giri, Sandeep Puri, Santosh Lama, Sagar Koirala General Secretary: Aashish Jha
Mr. Durga Dahal Former NAFCA President and Patron Member
Mr. Ajay Dev Former NAFCA Secretary and Life Member
Mrs. Shashi Kaphle NAFCA Life Member
Mr. Prakash Poudyal Former NAFCA Exec. Committee and Life Member
Dr. Bijaya Shreshta Former NAFCA President
Mr. Anup Srivastav Former NAFCA President and Life Member
Dr. Bryan Thoreson Former NAFCA Treasurer
Mrs. Bina Wallace Longtime Member and Senior Community Leader
Honorary Members:
Honorary Membership — person(s) making substantial contribution towards promoting the mission of the Association.
Mr. Janaki Pradhan
Mrs. Bidya Pradhan
Patron Members:
Patron Membership — anyone contributing $1,000 or more to the Association shall be designated as a Patron of the Association and shall automatically become an Individual Lifetime Member.
Late Dr. Pran Vohra (since 1998)
Mr. Durga Dahal (since 2005)
Lifetime Members:
Individual Lifetime Membership — anyone contributing $250 or more to the Association shall be designated as a Lifetime Member.
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