Former Nepal King Gyanendra Shah Fined Over Vandalism During Protests

Following the protests, normalcy returned to Kathmandu after a curfew in the city's eastern part was lifted at 7 am.

Kathmandu:

Former King Gyanendra Shah was on Saturday fined by Kathmandu's civic body following the damage caused to public property and environment during pro-monarchy protests in parts of the Nepalese capital a day before.

Following the protests, normalcy returned to Kathmandu after a curfew in the city's eastern part was lifted at 7 am.

The local administration imposed the curfew at 4.25 pm on Friday after following violent demonstrations by the pro-monarchists in the Tinkune- Baneshwor area, during which protesters pelted stones, attacked the office of a political party, set vehicles on fire and looted shops.

Two persons, including a TV cameraman, were killed and 110 others injured in the clashes between the security personnel and the pro-monarchy protesters.

As the protest was organised on the call of Gyanendra Shah, Kathmandu Metropolitan City's (KMC) mayor Balendra Shah sent a letter to his residence at Nirmala Niwas at Maharjgunj on the outskirts of Kathmandu asking him to pay Nepali Rupees 7,93,000 as compensation against the damage.

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