KATHMANDU, May 14: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order to present senior vice-chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Rabindra Mishra before the court.
During the hearing of a habeas corpus writ petition on Wednesday, a bench led by Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel issued the order to present Mishra.
Mishra's wife, Sarika Karki, had filed the writ petition, claiming that he was illegally detained by the police.
In the petition, she has named the Government of Nepal, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal Police Headquarters, the District Court, the Attorney General, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Government Attorney’s Office, among others, as defendants.
While hearing the writ, the SC issued a show-cause order in the name of the defendants and directed them to bring Mishra before the court. The SC also ordered the authorities to provide the reason for Mishra's detention.
Mishra, who was arrested on charges of involvement in the Tinkune incident, has been in police custody for 48 days. On Tuesday, the Kathmandu District Court granted the police permission to keep him in custody for an additional five days.
Although the investigation and questioning of Mishra have been completed, he has not been released on bail, as mentioned by his wife, Karki.
Pro-monarchy demonstrators had organized a protest in Tinkune, Kathmandu on March 28. Medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai was appointed as the commander of the protest by the 'Joint People's Movement Committee.'
The protest turned violent, resulting in the death of two people, and there was arson at private homes, government vehicles, party offices, and an herbal processing center. The program organized by Prasai was supported by both the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the 'Joint People's Movement Committee.'