Kathmandu: Eight individuals, including the Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Nepal, Kamal Thapa, have been arrested in Narayanchaur, Kathmandu. They were taken into custody during a demonstration.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the police detained Chairman Thapa along with leaders and cadres of the RPP as they entered a restricted area. Apil Raj Bohara, the spokesperson at the Kathmandu Police Sector, stated that the arrested individuals are currently being held at the sector.
Among those arrested are Member of the House of Representatives Dipak Singh, along with Shila Rana, Rakesh Basnet, Ramchandra Lamichhane, Binod Kapali, and Saroj Timilsina. The RPP and RPP-Nepal have been conducting demonstrations in the capital for several days.