In what has come as a major development, the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government on Friday has arrested five members of the erstwhile royal regime including former Home Minister Kamal Thapa.
Those arrested include former Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, former minister of state for Information and Communications, Shrish Shumsher Rana, former minister for Local Development Tanka Dhakal and former Assistant Minister for Health Nikshya Shumsher Rana.
Reports say all five former ministers are being kept at the Police Training Academy at Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. They have been issued orders for 90-day detention by the local authorities.