KATHMANDU: Dalit activist Khagendra Sunar was arrested in Kathmandu while staging a symbolic protest at Maitighar. Sunar, who was wrapped in about 2 kilograms of metal chains, was demonstrating to demand for greater equality and inclusion in government and political appointments.
The police detained Sunar after he attempted to enter the federal parliament building. He is currently being held at the Baneshwor Police Circle.