Remand Extended by 5 Days for Gagan Thapa

Kathmandu, Aug 8-The Special Court today extended the custody of Gagan Kumar Thapa, former general secretary of Nepal Students’ Union, for five more days.The court also ordered the government authorities to complete investigation within the five days. The court extended the custody by 5 days even as the police sought to extend it by 13 days for further investigation into the charges of crimes against the state on him.
Police arrested Thapa on July 27 on charges of crimes against the state for shouting anti-monarchy slogans during a pro-democracy rally organised by the civil society on July 25.
While the Special Court granted the extension of Thapa’s custody, irate students chanted anti-government slogans in front of the court. The irate students also blocked traffic at Babarmahal for a few minutes.This is the second time Thapa’s custody was extended. The court had permitted the police to keep Thapa in custody for five more days after the 7-day custody slapped on him on July 27 ended on August 3.