(Update) UML leader among 25 face arrest order -------------------------------------- Dhanusha District Court has issued an arrest warrant against 25 individuals, including CPN-UML's Janakpur zone in-charge Yog Narayan Yadav, in connection to the deaths of Ramsewak Raut Gaderi and Ram Prakash Yadav in Sabaila VDC last month. A single bench of Judge Mukesh Upadhyay on Wednesday issued the arrest warrant and also remanded three suspects--Mahendra Yadav, Mahesh Yadav and Lal Bihari Yadav--to custody. On March 22, the Sabaila residents and a gang led by Yog Narayan had clashed over the management of a local school. Gaderi, who sustained a serious injury in the incident, had died in course of treatment. Ram Prakash who had gone missing after the clash was found dead the next day with gunshot wounds. Ramsagar Sah, who was injured in the incident, is still in recovery The Dhanusha chapter of UML has refuted the allegation against Yog Narayan. Shree Prasad Sah, UML's Dhanusha in-charge, has claimed that Yog Narayan is being framed for the crime he did not commit. ------------------------------------------------ The locals of Sabaila have picketed the District Administration Office on April 12 demanding investigation of the killing during the election of the school management committee. The people led by CPN Maoists Chairperson Matrika Prasad Yadav said they were resorting to the plan accusing the police of slow investigation as the incident took place 21 days ago. DSP Krishna Prasain said that police were investigating the incident. Ram Sewak Raut and Ram Sagar Sah of Sabaila VDC-1 were shot injured during the election of Madan Ashrit Lower Secondary School in Sabaila Municipality-1. Raut died while undergoing treatment while Sah is recuperating at Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu.

Binod Kumar Rabidas