Supreme Court orders Bharat Mani Dahal’s release
Summary
The Supreme Court has ordered the release of political analyst Bharat Mani Dahal after police arrested him over content on his YouTube channel. The court said there were no grounds to keep him in custody and directed police to investigate him on a date-to-appear basis.
Key Points
- The Supreme Court ordered the release of Bharat Mani Dahal, who had been detained over content published on his YouTube channel.
- A bench of Justices Kumar Regmi and Sunil Kumar Pokharel said there were no grounds for continued detention.
- The court issued a mandamus to the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police and directed that any further investigation be carried out on a date-to-appear basis.
- Dahal’s daughter, Denika, had filed a habeas corpus petition after his arrest.
