KATHMANDU: On Tuesday, fifteen individuals, including the personal secretary of the medical entrepreneur and activist Durga Prasai, were arrested. The arrests are linked to allegations of violence against the police during Monday’s demonstration in Gaushala.
Among the arrestees is Bina Yonjan Thapa, the personal secretary of Prasai, along with Shree Niwas Acharya, Yubina Shrestha, Sujan Khadka, Dipesh Khadka, Bhokraj Timilsina, Dipak Goswami, Devendra Karki, Bhuvan Pariyar, Yudnath Sigdel, Raju Tamang, Yubahadur Rijal, Meharman Basnet, Nikesh Bastola, and Hari Bishunke.
Prasai has been spearheading a ‘civil rescue campaign’ in Kathmandu since last Thursday.
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