Kamal Thapa Arrested

The government today arrested former Home Minister Kamal Thapa and handed him a 90-day arrest warrant for his role in using excessive force to suppress the people’s movement.Kamal Thapa has been sent to the detention centre at the Maharajgunj-based Police training centre.

Same as Ramesh Nath Pandey and Shris Shumshere Rana also have been arrested.

Same as Ramesh Nath Pandey and Shris Shumshere Rana also have been arrested.
Reports say an emergency meeting of the council of ministers on Friday decided to arrest former Ministers as per the Commission’s recommendation to take action against chiefs of security agencies and interior ministry on the basis of prima facie evidence.

The government has already formed a high-level judicial commission led by former Justice at the Supreme Court, Krishna Jung Rayamajhi, to probe into atrocities committed to suppress the ‘jana andolan.’The SPA was under tremendous pressure from the members of parliament and pro-democracy activists to take strong action against people said to be responsible for suppressing people’s movement 2006.

Nearly two dozen people were killed and thousands of others were injured when security personnel resorted to lathi charge, and fired tear gas shells and bullets to suppress the pro-democracy demonstrations.

Meanwhile, the Judicial Commission formed to probe the atrocities against the recent pro-democracy demonstrations has recommended the government to suspend all the four security chiefs- Chief of Army Staff, Inspector General of Police, Inspector General of Armed Police Force and the chief of the National Investigation Department.

An emergency meeting of the Council of the Ministers is underway at the Prime Minister's residence at Baluwatar following the Judicial Commission's recommendation.

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In the latest news ,The government arrested former ministers Tanka Dhakal and Nikshya Shumsher Rana.Till now Five Former Ministers have been Arrested .The Kathmandu District Administration Office issued the arrest warrant against them following a directive from the Home Ministry. The five former ministers have been handed over 90-day arrest warrant for their role in suppressing the people’s movement.

They have been sent to the detention centre at the Maharajgunj-based Police Academy. All the former ministers have been arrested from their respective residences this afternoon.

Same as , the government has suspended the chiefs of Three security bodies including IGPs of Nepal police and the APF and the National Investigation Department.

Inspector General of Police Shyam Bhakta Thapa, Inspector General of Armed Police Force Sahabir Thapa and chief of the National Investigation Department Devi Ram Sharma have been suspended from their posts.An emergency meeting of the cabinet took the decision this evening.