KATHMANDU, April 11: Police have brought absconding Durga Prasai, the commander of the pro-monarchy movement who led the violent protest in Kathmandu, back to the capital.
Nepal Police arrested him in Bhadrapur, Jhapa, and brought him to Kathmandu via Chandragadhi.
Pro-monarchy protest leader Durga Prasai arrested, remanded for...
They also arrested his bodyguard, Deepak Khadka and brought him to Kathmandu. The authorities flew them to Kathmandu from Bhadrapur on a Buddha Air flight on Friday afternoon.
Police formally arrested Prasai, who faces accusations of inciting violence during the pro-monarchy group's demonstration in Tinkune on March 28, from the Bhadrapur area, confirmed a senior source at the Police Headquarters.
Earlier, Prasai's secretariat claimed that he had surrendered to the Assam Police on Thursday. The Assam Police reportedly brought him to the border area and handed him over to the Nepal Police.
