The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) has said its military court has decided to dismiss two soldiers in connection with the Babarmahal episode that took place Thursday evening.
The Directorate of Public Relations (DPR) of the RNA said the two soldiers – Rabi Adhikari and Chandra Bahadur Lungeli – have been given one-year jail sentence each, declaring them guilty of dereliction of duty. Suspending them from their posts, both men were sent to jail on Friday.
A RNA ambulance recklessly driven by drunken soldiers had hit a passenger bus at Babarmahal. The soldiers also misbehaved with journalists who had gone there to cover the incident.
In the parliament session on Friday, some MPs had demanded action against soldiers involved in the incident. Home minister Krishna Sitaula said the government had directed the concerned agencies to take actions against them.
Meanwhile, the Valley Police Office has suspended three policemen who terrorised local residents of Budhanilkantha on Thursday by deliberately leaving behind a grenade at a temple when a religious ceremony was underway.
Three Armed Police Force constables Akash Bamjon, Janak Duwal and Nar Bahadur Shrestha have been expelled from the police service and further action has been initiated against them as per the Police Regulation.
They stationed at the residence of former Minister of State Durga Pokhrel.