CPN (Bahumat) general secretary Bastola arrested in Kathmandu
Summary
Dharmendra Bastola, general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Bahumat), and Kavre secretary Bishnu Prasad Timsina were arrested by police in Kathmandu for allegedly disrupting public services during an election strike.
Key Points
- Dharmendra Bastola, general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Bahumat), was arrested from Sundhara, Kathmandu.
- Bishnu Prasad Timsina, the party’s Kavre secretary, was also detained.
- The arrests were made by the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku.
- Police stated the arrests were due to the party spreading fear among the public and disrupting public services during a strike against the March 5 elections.
