KATHMANDU: Police have submitted a report following the completion of their investigation into those arrested during the violent royalist demonstration in Tinkune on March 28.
The Kathmandu District Police Range team submitted the investigation report to the District Attorney’s Office after nearly two months of inquiry.
Confirming the submission, Ramhari Sharma, Chief of the Attorney’s Office said that the report has been received. According to him, they are preparing to register the report on Sunday.
Sharma noted that a review of the police report is essential to determine who will be charged and what charges will be filed. He added that the large number of suspects prevented the case from being registered today.
According to the police, 108 individuals should face prosecution in connection with the incident. Their report recommends charges including murder, attempted murder, treason, public nuisance, and organized crime.
The District Attorney’s Office is now tasked with finalizing who among those identified will be prosecuted.
Under the law, cases involving organized crime must be filed in court within 60 days of the arrest. Therefore, the case must be registered at the Kathmandu District Court before May 28. The prosecutor’s office has confirmed the case will be filed on Sunday.
Of the 108 recommended for prosecution, 53 remain in custody. The remaining suspects are either at large or under investigation while out on bail.
Notably, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana, Senior Vice President Rabindra Mishra, and several others are currently out on bail and under investigation. The police plan to present them in court once the case is officially filed.
The pro-monarchy demonstration on March 28, led by controversial medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai, turned violent. That night, a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested RPP MP Rana and Senior Vice President Mishra as they returned from visiting injured protestors receiving treatment at B&B Hospital in Gwarko.
Prasai, alleged to be the chief orchestrator, was arrested and extradited from India. Given the scale of the case, the Kathmandu District Police brought in investigators from four additional units: the Criminal Investigation Department at Police Headquarters, the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Offices in Ranipokhari and Teku, and the District Police Office in Lalitpur.
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