The agitating ex-police personnel have asked the government to withdraw the "fabricated case" of armed revolt that they face. The 18 mutineers kept at Dhangadhi jail for the last 18 months after a mutiny in the Riot Control Police Battalion in Nepalgunj on July 12, 2008, have asked the government to ensure respectful reinstatement in the police force.
In July, 2008, altogether 45 policemen staged a mutiny claiming that there was widespread corruption in the battalion. A special court formed to look into the matter had ordered that they be kept in judicial custody. Of the 45, 18 are in Dhangadhi prison, while another 27 are in Dang prison.
The future of the 45 became uncertain after the special court was dissolved.
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