The action and behaviour of state authorities prove that the country has been pushed back to the 16 th century where the rule of law was nonexistent. Dictatorial behaviour is dominant. It is the government\'s responsibility to oversee the arrest and interrogation of suspects but when it is involved in atrocious treatment of civilians, we need to rethink things. Security forces dragged Rama of Jhapa out from inside her house and shot her dead in front of her family members. How is this different from the Maoist atrocities that took place recently in Kailali when a policewoman and her child were killed in cold blood? The state is the protector of citizens, it should not give any excuse to be compared to the Maoists. Rama\'s murderer must face justice otherwise it will show state security as barbaric and uncivilised.