YCL apprehends four MMT cadres

Even as they are usually condemned for continuing with their 'donation drive' and mistreatment of cadres of rival parties, the Maoist-aligned Young Communist League (YCL) cadres seem to have done a worthy job by nabbing four Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT) men including its district commander in Suryapur VDC of Rupandehi district when the latter were extorting money Sunday.

MMT commander Surendra Kewat including Mohan Mallaha and Shivaji Chauhan, both Indian nationals, were apprehended by YCL members when they were demanding donations from Suryapur VDC secretary while another Bishnu Yadav was nabbed a little while after.

After keeping the MMT men who were involved in various criminal activities including abduction, extortion and killing in the name of 'Madhesi liberation' into their 'custody' for some time, YCL cadres later handed them over to the police.

The four are currently being kept in custody at the Area Police Office in Butwal but have not been made public as police say they need more time to investigate the case.

YCL district chairman Sujit told the media that the four MMT men have already admitted of killing a Nepali Congress activist Gokarna Kandel in Suryapura a month ago and were also planning to murder Bangai VDC vice-chairman Satyanarayan Yadav. nepalnews.com ag Mar 24 08