SC issues habeus corpus

January 16, 2003
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The Supreme Court Wednesday issued a habeus corpus ordering the police to present before the apex court Thursday (today) three arrested suspected Maoists it earlier ordered released.

The apex court charged the police ignored its order to release Shantiram Bhattarai, Haridwar Kumar and Dambar Karki. A single bench of Justice Kedar Prasad Giri issued the order.

Meanwhile, security forces arrested four suspected rebels, including a woman, from Ghailaduba in Jhapa. Those arrested are:Punya Shivakoti, Badri Parsai, Laxmi Upreti and Janu Magar.

Family members said security forces picked them up from their homes Tuesday night.