KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) senior vice-chair Rabindra Mishra and general secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana, arrested following the pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu’s Tinkune on March 28, have been remanded to 15 more days in police custody.
The Kathmandu District Court granted permission to the Kathmandu Police to detain them further for investigation under charges of crimes against the state.
Other individuals arrested in connection with the same protest have been remanded for 20 days under organized crime and public violence charges, according to SP Apil Raj Bohora, spokesperson of the Kathmandu Police Range.
Those whose detention has been extended include RTF commander Munindra Rajbhandari, Santosh Rajabadi, and others affiliated with the movement led by Durga Prasai.
The violent protest on March 28 had resulted in the death of two individuals.
Mishra and Rana were arrested the same night and now face prosecution for offenses against the state.
Nepal Police also recently arrested Pushkar Khatiwada, a self-proclaimed religious leader accused of mobilizing stone-throwers during the protest.
He was taken into custody from his residence in Imadol. Durga Prasai, who initially took refuge in Khatiwada’s house after the protest, has since gone underground.
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