December 18, 2001
KATHMANDU: Publisher of popular weekly newspaper “Deshantar” Bandhu Thapa was arrested overnight, family sources said. Publisher and editor of another vernacular daily newspaper “Sanghu” Gopal Budhathoki was also detained, friends said.
Officials did not disclose reason for the arrests. Sanghu, in addition, published a press statement of Maoist strongman Prachanda.