In a bid to quell the activities of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN), police have arrested a total of 185 of its cadres, including district-level leaders, in the last one fortnight.

After the government announced restriction on the party on March 12, security forces, in recent times, have intensified search and arrest operations against the leaders and cadres of the ‘Bilpav’-led outfit.

Police on Thursday arrested Dip Kumar Gharti alias Samrat, deputy chief of the people’s council, Nawalpur, two days after they arrested Ramji Acharya, Chairman of All Nepal Teacher’s Organization of Rupandehi from his house at Rudrapur on Tuesday through their intelligence-based approach.

On the same day, several leaders and cadres, including Bheri Bureau Chief Dan Bahadur Fadera and former people’s government chief Santosh Basnet from Banke, landed in police net in separate operations.

Chief of the District Police Office, Banke, Superintendent of Police, Arun Poudel informed that six leaders of the Biplav outfit were arrested from different places of the district. These are a few representative incidences.

According to Spokesperson of the Nepal Police, Uttam Raj Subedi, police have so far arrested one hundred 85 cadres of the Biplav-led outfit, including Hemant Prakash Oli alias Sudarshan, mid-central command in-charge. He holds the highest rank among those arrested and is the third leader in hierarchy after Biplav and Prakanda – both of whom are underground.

Among others, police have arrested Krishna Kumar Shrestha alias Prajwal, Morang district in-charge.

Police arrested 22 Biplav-led party cadres from Kathmandu, 17 from Sindhupalchowk, 12 from Tanahun, 10 from Lalitpur, 9 from Kaski, 8 from Ilam, 7 from Chitwan, 6 each from Myagdi and Banke, 5 from Achham, 4 each from Saptari, Salyan, Sunsari, Solukhumbu, Bara, Rupandehi and Parsa, 3 each from Sarlahi, Kapilvastu, Kalikot, Dang, Nawalparasi East, Dhankuta, Pyuthan, Sankhuwasabha and Rolpa districts.

Likewise, police have arrested one each from Udayapur, Dolpa, Bhojpur, Ramechhap, Rukum West, Nawalparasi West, Rautahat, Lamjung, Panchthar, Makawanpur, Gorkha, Jhapa, Gulmi, Kailali, Dhading, Terhathum, Morang and Nuwakot districts.

The government has alleged the Biplap-led faction of creating terror in different parts of the country.