10-day jail-term Kathmandu, July 15-The Kathmandu District Administration Office today gave the go-ahead to Kathmandu District Police Office to keep the six student leaders, who were arrested yesterday, in custody for 10 days under the Public Offence Act. The six — NSU’s Pradip Poudel, Narayan Bharati, BP Regmi, Pushpa Shahi and Saroj Thapa and ANNFSU’s Thakur Gaire — were arrested during a protest rally at Baneshwor yesterday and are kept at Singha Durbar Ward Police Office, Anamnagar. Meanwhile, a meeting of eight student unions gave a three-day ultimatum to the government to release the six. The unions have said they would take strong measures if the six leaders were not freed by Monday. Police helps conwoman flee from courthouse Kathmandu, July 15-Goma KC who was produced before the Kathmandu District Court yesterday by Maharajgunj Ward Police Office, fled from the court with the help of the same policeman who had brought her to the court. Goma, who stood to face a yearlong jail-term, was produced before the KDC for cheating Devendra Shrestha. Immediately after she was produced in court, constable Chandra Bahadur Bhugel helped her slip out before formal proceedings could begin. “She fled with the help of police constable Bhugel before the court proceeding could start,” Devendra’s lawyer Tara Bahadur Shrestha told repoters. “After fleeing from the court, she telephoned from her mobile phone and threatened me,” Devendra said. “On her mobile, she told me that she was ready to pay back Rs 1 lakh and asked me to settle the case out of court,” he added. Registrar of the KDC, Balabhadra Banstola, confirmed that Goma had fled from the court but added that the court was not responsible for her flight. “The police did not formally produce Goma nor was the letter of the Ward Police Office submitted to us. Thus, we are not responsible,” he added. A contrite constable Bhugel turned up at the Ward Police Office this morning, apologising for his mistake and pleading that Goma had cheated him. “He reported that Goma took him to her room yesterday and fled this morning,” said Inspector at the Ward Police Office, Basanta Kumar Thapa, adding that action against Bhugel has been initiated.The KDC and Patan Appellate Court had convicted Goma for her not returning the Rs 3 lakh that she had taken from Devendra. A defiant Goma had crowed even after the conviction that no one could send her to jail as she was the sister of former minister Bal Bahadur KC.

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