The District Police Office, Tanahun, identified the arrestee as district committee member Bilash Pariyar, 43, of Dulegauda in Suklagandaki Municipality-4 in the district.

Pariyar was arrested from BP Chowk in Dulegauda today, DPO Spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lila Raj Lamichhane said.

Meanwhile, further investigation is underway, according to DSP Lamichhane.

Ever since the government announced an absolute ban on the Biplave-led CPN, two key leaders of the party’s standing committee–member Hemanta Prakash Oli and politburo member Mohan Karki and other cadres have been arrested across the nation.