Maoist withdraws Makwanpur banda

Hetauda,March 29 – District Police Office, Makawanpur, released two district level leaders of the CPN-Maoist, today.

Rabindra Deula and Krishnaraj Koirala arrested on the charge of disrupting the collection of voters´ list on Thursday were released, said Gupta Bahadur Shrestha, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office.

Police arrested them from Hetauda Municipality Ward No. 8 in connection with their involvement in disrupting the collection of voters´ list and vandalizing equipments.

The CPN-Maoist District Committee, Makawanpur, called back the district banda programme following the release of its two leaders, said CPN-Maoist District Secretary Indra Bahadur Pariyar. The party had announced the banda demanding that the arrested leaders be released.

Meanwhile in Chitwan, police arrested two persons in connection with their involvement in disrupting collection of voters´ list with photographs on Thursday.

Roshan Gurung and Saroj Tamang were arrested on the charge of disrupting collection of voters´ list and snatching away the documents by stopping the teams assigned for collection of voters´ list, said Dipak Kumar Thapa, Chief of the Chitwan District Police Office. RSS