Case Filed Against JTMM (Jwala) Leaders

The Kathmandu District Government Attorney's Office on Tuesday filed a case against Nagendra Paswan, alias Jwala Singh, and his 56-men group on charge of state offence.The prosecutor filed the case against the Jwala Singh group on the charge that the government has accused them of attacking a police station in Saptari district and looting arms and ammunitions from police in Saptari Pathargada.According to the charge sheet, the group had taken control of security officials and had looted two rifles, 300 magazines, some Chinese pistols and four round of magazines from the police station.The government attorney had produced Chattan Singh, alias Bishow Nath Pundit, in the court along with the case and 56 persons were made defendants in the case. The government attorneys, however, could not identify 17 other defendants.The prosecutors demanded maximum sentence for the defendants as per section 3 (2) of the State Offence Act 2046.Jwala Singh, Kailash Miya, Ram Babu Yadav, Bablu Miya, Mohammad Jiyhul, Siya Ram Ram, Shyam Yadav, Ram Brichhya Mehta, Yadav Gohit and Lala Miya are the main accused in the case and the others are co-accused in the case. The prosecutors demanded court orders to arrest the defendants.