May 20, 2007

YCL Cadres Beat Up Civilian, Ex-cop

The cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) beat up a civilian, tarred his face and took him round the village in Bardiya on Saturday.

The YCL cadres tarred face of Narayan Bikram Rana, a resident at Khata of Dhodhari VDC-9 and took him round the village for one and half hours, SP at Bardiya district police, Shyam Bahadur Khadka said, adding that YCL cadres also beat up Rana at his legs with sticks.

Police reached the site and freed Rana from YCL cadres. Three YCL cadres were arrested from the site, police said, adding that Rana was taken to the district police office due to security reason.

YCL cadres said they tarred Rana who owns 20 bighas of land in Dhodhari as he was a landlord and exploiting people.

Meanwhile, cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL), youth wing of the CPN-Maoist beat up ex-policeman Lokraj Baral at Shantibatka, Ratnapark, following heated argument among them on Saturday, police said.

A news report quated SP Dhak Bahadur Karki at the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Range as saying, "We reached the spot immediately after we received the information. But, the YCL cadres fled the scene."

SP Karki said they found Regmi lying on the ground with his hands and legs tied and was also injured.

"Search is on to nab the culprits," SP Karki said.

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