The District Police Office arrested CK Raut, coordinator of the Free Madhes campaign, from Gaur, the district headquarters of Rautahat, on Sunday evening.

Security personnel detained Raut as he came out of the Rautahat District Court. He had presented himself to the court on a general date for a case against him sub judice there. “An investigation is going on into his activities.

We’ll decide what to do next after the probe,” said Superintendent of Police Kedar Dhakal. Following the arrest, Raut’s supporters briefly staged a sit-in before the DPO. (PR)