Incident Reports

Maoist cadres arrested from Shanti Batika

2016-11-04

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 28

Police have arrested 13 CPN (Maoist) cadres and politburo member Anil Sharma during demonstrations at Shanti Batika. They were demanding recall of the Nepali nationals working in the Indian Army from risk-prone areas and closing the Gurkha recruitment centre. Nepali national, Rifleman Bimal Tamang serving with the Indian Army was killed in Pakistani firing on October 31 along the Line of Control (LoC) near Rajauri of Jammu and Kashmir in India – Pakistan border. Metropolitan Police Range Office, Kathmandu Spokesperson Superintendent of Police (SP) Pradyumna Karki said 13 were arrested during the demonstration. He said they were arrested in consideration of peace and security situation. CPN (Maoist) central member Gunraj Lohani said police arrested Akash Bhetwal, Prakash Dahal, Rabi Gole, Sahash Bhatta, Tanka Joshi, Dhruba Adhikari, Prakash Adhikari along with politburo member Sharma. The police intercepted the demonstration at the Shanti Batika, which was set to head towards the Indian Embassy at Lainchaur to submit a memorandum, after which the programme to submit a memorandum was cancelled, Lohani added. The party has demanded respect for the Nepali Gurkha serving in the Indian Army and closure of the Gurkha recruitment centre. RSS नेपालमाथि भारतीय हस्तक्षेप र भारतबाट गोर्खा सैनिक फिर्ता गर्न मागसहित विराेध प्रदर्शनमा उत्रिएका नेत्रविक्रम चन्द विप्लव नेतृत्वकाे नेकपा माअाेवादीका करिब १५ जना कार्यकर्तालार्इ प्रहरीले नियन्त्रणमा लिएकाे उक्त पार्टीले जनाएकाे छ। रत्नपार्ककाे शान्ति वाटिकाबाट विराेध प्रदर्शनसहित लैनचौरस्थित भारतीय दूतावासमा ज्ञापनपत्र बुझाउन जानलाग्दा प्रहरीले उनीहरूलार्इ नियन्त्रणमा लिएकाे विप्लप माअाेवादीका जनस्वयंसेवक प्रमुख झकबहादुर मल्लले बताए। 'रत्नपार्कबाट विराेध र्याली निकाल्न लाग्दै गर्दा हाम्रा करिब १५ जना साथीहरूलार्इ प्रहरीले दमन गरेर नियन्त्रणमा लिएकाे छ,' उनले भने, 'गाेर्खा रेजिमेन्टका भारतीय सेनालार्इ दाेस्राे दर्जाकाे सेनाकाे जस्ताे व्यवहार गरेर भारतले पाकिस्तानसँगकाे लडाँइकाे अग्र माेर्चामा खटाएकाे छ। लडाईंमा नेपाली विमल तामाङ जस्ता सेनाकाे शवसमेत परिवारलार्इ बुझाउन अानाकानि गरिरहेकाे छ। र, नेपालमाथि हुँदै अाएकाे निरन्तरकाे हस्तक्षेपकाे हामीले बिराेध गरेका हाैं। गोर्खा रेजिमेन्टका नाममा नेपाली युवालार्इ भारतीय सेनामा भर्ना गर्न बन्द गर्नुपर्ने र कार्यरत गाेर्खा सेना फिर्ता गर्नु पर्ने अाफूहरूकाे माग रहेकाे उनले बताए। कात्तिक १५ गते जम्मु कश्मिरमा भएको गोलाबारीमा भारतीय सेनामा कार्यरत धरानका विमल तामाङको मृत्यु भएको थियो ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Secondary Form Arrest (politically significant)
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 13
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Chand) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth na
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