Siraha, October 26, 2026 — Soheb Anwar, ward chair of Golbazar Municipality-11 in Siraha, has been arrested on suspicion of an offence against public peace in connection with vandalism and arson in Golbazar.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramesh Bahadur Pal, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Siraha, Anwar was arrested in Golbazar on Sunday night.
The case relates to an incident in Golbazar on Shrawan 14, following an earlier incident in Dewanganj, Sunsari, on Shrawan 10. Anwar is accused of being involved in the Golbazar incident.
Police said individuals affiliated with an organisation called Hindu Samrat Sena filed a complaint around two months ago, alleging that Anwar played a leading role in the vandalism and arson in Golbazar. Police subsequently registered a case against him for an offence against public peace based on the complaint.
According to police, Anwar had been staying discreetly at his in-laws’ home and other locations. Police said they arrested him after receiving information that he had returned home but was continuing to avoid them.
Section 65 of Nepal’s National Penal Code, 2017, provides for imprisonment of up to one year and a fine of up to Rs 10,000 if a person is convicted of disrupting harmonious relations among communities on the basis of religion, caste, ethnicity, community or language.
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