Three individuals, arrested on January 1 for demonstrating half-naked in front of the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singhdarbar with slogans such as “Stop Killing,” “Save Nation,” “No MCC,” “No Ncell,” etc., were released by the police after four hours.
Among those arrested by the police were 35-year-old Akash Karki, a 35-year-old activist of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Jajarkot, 34-year-old Padam Hamal of Jajarkot and 38-year-old Dipendra Airi of Kanchanpur.
The arrested were taken into custody by the police at one pm in the afternoon and were kept in the police circle at Singha Durbar.