KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Alliance for Independent Madhesh has demanded the release of CK Raut, who has been remanded in custody for 61 days.
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The Alliance said that arresting Raut and keeping him in custody for 61 days was unlawful, unconstitutional and undemocratic. It added that Raut was arrested without a warrant when he had gone to the District Court, Rautahat with his four-year-old daughter.
He along with four others are charged under the Criminal Code, 2074's Article 49 (1).
