The Kathmandu District Court has ordered the authorities to put seven individuals in judicial custody in connection with the violent Tinkune protests of March 28 in Kathmandu demanding the restoration of Hindu monarchy in the country.

A bench of Judge Dhruva Raj Karki at the Kathmandu District Court issued the order on Thursday night asking the authorities to keep seven defendants in detention and release 32 others on bail.

According to Deepak Kumar Shrestha, information officer at the district court, those ordered detained are Durga Prasad Prasai, Saroj Gautam, Gokarna Shahi, Dandapani Regmi, Keshav Basnet, Kumar Tamang and Sushil Baral.

The individuals ordered to be released on bail have been asked to deposit amounts ranging from Rs10,000 to Rs100,000.

Various groups supporting the agenda of restoring Hindu monarchy, which was abolished in 2008, held a protest in Kathmandu on March 28. An ensuing rioting resulted in the deaths of two individuals including a journalist. Dozens of people were seriously injured as the protesters resorted to vandalism, arson and looted shops.

The Joint People's Movement, led by Panchayat-era leader Nabaraj Subedi, organised the protest, and various other forces including the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the RPP-Nepal supported it. Durga Prasai was designated the 'field commander' of the protest for the day.

Prasai faces charges including attempted murder, homicide, money laundering, and banking offences. He had been on the run after allegedly inciting violence during the March 28 pro-monarchy demonstration but was arrested in India on April 10. Prasai was brought to Kathmandu the next day via Bhadrapur.

RPP Senior Vice-president Rabindra Mishra and General Secretary and federal lawmaker Dhawal Shamsher Rana were also arrested on the charge of inciting violence. They were released on bail after a few weeks in police custody.