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12 held for extortion in Ilam
Police have arrested 12 persons for their alleged involvement in carrying out anti-election activities at Gorkhe in Suryadoya Municipality-1 of Ilam district on Tuesday.Police have arrested 12 persons for their alleged involvement in carrying out anti-election activities at Gorkhe in Suryadoya Municipality-1 of Ilam district on Tuesday.
A police team deployed from the Gorkhe Police Station caught them red-handed while extorting money from the locals near the Singhdevi voting station.
The arrestees have been identified as Basanta Bahadur Baral, Muktinath Adhikari of Chitwan, Ramu Subedi of Tanahun, Agni Uparkuti of Gorkhe, Tejendra GC, Kopila Thapa of Gulmi, Krishna Thapa, Mina KC of Kathmandu, Krishna Prasad Adhikari of Tehrathum, Arjun Kumar Gautam, Ramesh Gautam of Sankhuwasabha and Maya of Rupandehi.
Police have confiscated receipts of Gauram Yuba Ekata Pidit Uddar Sewa Samaj and Nite Yuga Samaj from their possession.
They have been kept at the District Police Office, Ilam, for investigation.