On Tuesday, a court martial ruled that Colonel Bobby Khatri, Captain Sunil Adhikari and Captain Amit Pun were directly responsible for killing Maina Sunuwar after severely torturing her (Nepali Times #217, 222). The girl was abducted on 17 February 2004 by state security forces, which initially did not provide any information on her whereabouts or even admit they were holding her. The three officers received sentences of six months in jail and temporary suspension of promotion but they are unlikely to serve any actual time in prison, as they were found to have served their sentences by being consigned to the barracks. The three were also ordered to pay some compensation to the family from their own pockets. According to Brad Adams, Asia director of Human Rights Watch, "This ruling allows officers convicted for torturing and murdering a 15-year-old girl to avoid serving even a single day in jail. This tells soldiers in the Nepali Army that they won't risk punishment if they continue to abuse civilians." Over the past two years, Nepal's security forces have been responsible for the largest number of reported forced disappearances in the world.