Police arrest former UML lawmaker Koiri in Thaman BK murder case
Summary
Police arrested former CPN-UML lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri in connection with the 2015 murder of Armed Police Force Assistant Sub Inspector Thaman BK, following a five-year prison sentence by the Janakpur High Court.
Key Points
- Former CPN-UML lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri was arrested for the 2015 murder of Armed Police Force Assistant Sub Inspector Thaman BK.
- Janakpur High Court sentenced Koiri and former Assembly member Abhiram Sharma to five years in prison each for the murder.
- Koiri was arrested near the UML party office in Gaushala Municipality, Mahottari district, and taken to the district police office.
- The high court overturned Koiri's earlier acquittal and reduced Sharma's sentence from life imprisonment to five years.
