KATHMANDU, March 17: Authorities have released Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) youth leader Nirajan Bam Patanla, who burned the photo of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
The District Administration Office, Makawanpur, facilitated his release on Sunday evening after a bilateral discussion.
Authorities had arrested Bam in the morning at Bharatpur Airport. After his arrest, Chairman Dahal criticized the detention, stating that arresting someone merely for burning a photo was wrong.