Police arrested more than 150 freed Kamaiyas from Maitighar in the capital on Friday when they were preparing for a demonstration carrying lantern. They were released after two hours.

The freed Kamaiyas have been demonstrating since Wednesday demanding immediate rehabilitation. They were liberated seven years ago, but thousands of them have not been rehabilitated yet as committed by the government.

Few months back, during a discussion the government had assured the agitating freed Kamaiyas to meet their demands by the end of that fiscal year.

Similarly, freed Kamaiyas today demonstrated in Dang, Banke and Bardiya districts against the arrests and use of force by the police during their protest in front of Singh Durbar on Wednesday.

The freed Kamaiyas in Dang blocked the east-west highway for nearly four hours. On Thursday as well, they had blocked the highway for hours. The agitators said they would continue daily four-hour blockade of the highway until the demands were met.