KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The Ministry of Home Affairs has instructed the police to arrest Lakshmi Mahato Koiri of Gaushala Municipality-2 in Mahottari District and take action against him according to the law.
The ministry issued a statement on Friday, stating that its attention had been drawn to the fact that Mahato, who is a defendant in a murder case filed by one Prem Bahadur BK, has not been arrested even after repeated verbal instructions from the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.
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Koiri, who was elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) from Mahottari-1, has been accused of murdering Assistant Sub Inspector Thaman Bishwakarma during the Madhesh protest.
"The ministry has written to the police headquarters requesting that the defendant be arrested and action be taken against him immediately," said the statement released on Friday by the Home Ministry Spokesperson Fanindra Mani Pokharel.
Earlier, Koiri had attended the HoR meeting on January 10 and voted in favor of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the vote of confidence. He had also attended the oath-taking ceremony for new lawmakers.
