Another 30 people are being investigated for criminal nuisance and organized crime for their involvement in the Tinkune violence.
Kathmandu district court has extended the deadline of 5 days against 41 people, including senior vice president of RPP Ravindra Mishra and general minister Dhavalshamsher Rana, who were arrested for their involvement in Rajawadi's violent demonstration on Friday. After extending the deadline on Sunday, the police have started an investigation against them for offenses against the state, criminal nuisance and offenses related to organized crime.
According to District Police Complex Kathmandu Spokesperson Superintendent of Police Apilraj Bohra, 11 people including Rana and Mishra will be investigated under criminal nuisance and organized crime related offenses along with crimes against the state. Apart from them, Durga Prasai's aide Manindra Rajbhandari of Lamjung, Gopal Malla of Rupandehi, Harihar Chaulagai of Jumla, Ramkumar Dhimal, Santosh Chaudhary of Sunsari, Pashupati Khadka of Kathmandu, Vishnu Parajuli of Tanahun, Pushkar Khatiwada of Jhapa and Gopikrishna Khadka have been investigated in the crime.
Similarly, Dev Bahadur Thapa Magar of Syangja, Raj Thakur of Rautahat, famous Malla of Kathmandu, Bikas Oli of Rukum, Sudarshan Thapa of Mahottari, Rajkumar Rai of Khotang and Bhagwati Rokka will be investigated for criminal nuisance and organized crime offences, spokesperson Bohra informed. Similarly, Naveen Dhakal of Udaipur, Alok Parajuli of Saptari, Irfan Khan of Rautahat, Ganesh Bahadur Gurung of Sindhupalchok, Vivek Khanal of Kavrepalanchok, Upendra Shah of Bara, Krishna Kumar Basnet of Makwanpur, Jeevan Puri of Chitwan, Ganesh Pyakurel of Kailali, Sarun Thapa of Dolakha, Shravan Lama of Kathmandu, Stan Lama of Ramechhap, Sushila Kumal of Nuwakot, Nirmala Karki of Sindhupalchok, Elisa Rai of Sunsari, Bhavindra BC of Surkhet, Ashish Tamang of Dhading, Leela Rana of Gulmi, Chitramaya Basnet of Sindhuli and Sasmita Baral will also be investigated.
Neerajan Giri of Bajhang, Predha Bahadur of Dolakha, Manish Kumar Shahi of Kalikot have also been extended for investigation. Although the police arrested 112 people involved in the violent demonstration, the police released 81 people, including Swagat Nepal, after general questioning. Two people were killed and 129 people, including 55 policemen, 22 armed policemen and 52 protesters, were injured when the Rajawadi demonstration turned violent in Tinkune. Among the injured, 6 policemen, 1 armed police and 17 protesters are undergoing treatment. Police said that the protest took the form of violence when the organizers of the
program tried to break the prohibited area around the Federal Parliament building by inciting the supporters and the crowd. "Prasain, who is said to be the leader of the protest, drove a car with the intention of killing the police, attacked the security personnel with homemade weapons including stones, sticks, and iron rods, and robbed them of their weapons," said spokesperson Bohra. According to the pre-planned criminal incident, it seems to have taken place. Rajawadi informed that journalist Suresh Rajak was set on fire in a building located in Tinkune, but this was a criminal act.
MP Rana was not handcuffed when the police brought him to the court on Sunday. The Chief World Officer of the Kathmandu Police Complex informed that Rana was not handcuffed due to his poor health condition even though he was guilty of the same offence. He is also a cancer patient. Arrangements were made to take and bring in the car. We did not apply handcuffs due to health problems," the officer said. It is decided whether or not to wear handcuffs based on the need.'
