Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha (SLMM) staged a demonstration in Birgunj on Tuesday demanding the release of a murder suspect.  

Police on Monday arrested Amar Yadav, 35, of Jagarnathpur, on charge of killing Dinesh Kushawaha two months ago. Yadav is the village committee chairman of Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum Nepal.

Yadav and some other protesters allegedly beat 20-year-old Kushawaha of Birgunj-26 to death, accusing him of smuggling fuel.

SLMM supporters staged a protest in front of the Parsa District Court as police presented Yadav before the court on Tuesday. They warned of more stringent protests if Yadav was not immediately freed.

An investigation officer said Yadav admitted to his involvement in the killing during a police interrogation. “We thrashed him with bamboo planks as he (Kushawaha) refused to stop his motorcycle.

He died as six or seven persons present there beat him indiscriminately after he fell on the ground,” he quoted Yadav as saying.