Damak, October 14: Damak-based Nepal Police arrested five persons including former camp secretary of Beldangi-II camp, Deoraj Pradhan yesterday evening from a local lodge.
Police arrested Pradhan along with Makar Bahadur Gurung of Beldangi-II sector I-I/78 and three other Nepali nationals registered in Gurung’s hut.
Inspector Nabin Karki told Bhutan News Service that a special task force arrested Phadendra Gurung and Rudra Bahadur Gurung of Dhankutta, and Uttam Gurung of Gongabu, Kathmandu from a lodge following a tip-off.
According to police sources, Pradhan played a leading role in registering those Nepali citizens in Gurung’s hut and are receiving ration since eight months.
By Arjun Pradhan
