Crime/Legal
Man sentenced to more than six years for illicit drug trafficking
The Punakha District Court has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Trashi Yangtse to more than six years in prison for...
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Tackling domestic violence
The Royal Bhutan Police recorded almost 2,500 domestic violence cases in the past five years. According to the police, despite...
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Drug cases double in Phuentshogling
With the border gates now open, drug trafficking cases are on the rise in Phuentshogling. According to records with the...
Read moreDetailsPunakha district court sentences a man to more than a year for endangerment of a child
The Punakha District Court sentenced a 40-year-old man from Dagana to more than one year in prison for endangerment of...
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Man under custody for alleged burglary in Phuentshogling
Phuentshogling police recently arrested a 24-year-old man for an alleged burglary in more than twenty homes. The suspect, who is...
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BTI recommends interventions to improve judicial services
The Bhutan Transparency Initiative recommends the justice institutions in the country to establish Standard Operating Procedure or SOP, institute an...
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Wangdue Phodrang District Court sentences two men to life imprisonment for statutory rape
The Wangdue Phodrang District Court sentenced two men to life imprisonment in two separate cases of statutory rape. The court...
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Supreme Court overturns High Court’s judgment on Tagtse CLCS sexual harassment case
The Supreme Court reversed the High Court's judgment regarding the sexual harassment case involving ten staff of the Tagtse College...
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Supreme Court overturns High Court’s judgement in STCBL former CEO’s termination case
The Supreme Court reversed the High Court’s judgment regarding the termination of the State Trading Corporation of Bhutan or STCBL’s...
Read moreDetailsParo District Court acquits foreign woman who boarded plane without pass of all charges
The Paro District Court has acquitted the foreign woman who was charged for illegally boarding the Drukair flight bound for...
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