Man arrested for commenting on Facebook about 'abduction' of Socialist Party lawmaker eight months back

A man has been arrested on charge of writing on Facebook about the alleged abduction of Socialist Party lawmaker Dr Surendra Yadav by former Nepal Police IGP Sarbendra Khanal, and CPN lawmakers Mahesh Basnet and Kisan Shrestha eight months ago.

Khanal, Basnet and Shrestha had brought Yadav from Mahottari to Kathmandu on April 22 in what was accused by the party as abduction. Yadav was brought to Kathmandu and kept at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel with an intention to split Socialist Party with seven lawmakers.