Rabi's detention ends; Tihar to be spent behind bars due to public holiday

Kathmandu, October 31 — The detention period for Rabi Lamichhane, the president of the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has come to an end today. The Kaski District Court had granted police permission to hold him for an additional seven days for investigation last Thursday.

This means the police were allowed to detain him until October 30 (yesterday). However, since Tihar holidays begin on October 31 (today), the police will not be able to present him in court immediately after the seven-day period ends. As a result, Lamichhane will spend Tihar in custody. Government offices will reopen only on November 4 after the Tihar holiday.