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After cadre’s murder, Nepali Congress youth wing blocks highway in Rupandehi

File: Anish Puri

Butwal, March 11

After the murder of its cadre Anish Puri, the youth wing of main opposition Nepali Congress on Monday afternoon blocked the East-West Highway in Devdaha of Rupandehi district in western Nepal.

An unidentified gang had murdered Puri on Sunday evening.

Irate cadres blocked the road from 2 pm today, according to police.

Meanwhile, district and local committees of the NTD and the main party Nepali Congress have demanded that the government investigate into the case and take action against the culprit at the earliest.

On the other hand, the Puri family has been refusing to collect the body demanding an action against the culprit.

Meanwhile, police arrested seven persons in connection to the case.

DSP Dil Bahadur Malla says police arrested five on Sunday and two more on Monday.

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