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Court orders release of RPP Leader Dhawal Shamsher Rana on bail



KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu District Court has ordered the release of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) General Secretary Dhawal Shamsher Rana on bail.

A single bench of Judge Shiv Prasad Khanal issued the order on Monday, setting bail at Rs 300,000.

Rana was arrested on charges of playing a role in inciting violence during a royalist protest organized in Tinkune on Chaitra 15. He had previously been released on a conditional appearance bond but had failed to appear in court until now. Rana appeared before the court on Monday.

Meanwhile, RPP’s senior vice president Rabindra Mishra, who had also been released on conditional bond, remains out of contact.

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