SC moved seeking release of Bhutanese refugees from custody

The father of one of the Bhutanese refugee youths detained by Nepal Police for the past 19 days has approached the Supreme Court with a habeas corpus writ petition demanding their release from custody.

Narayan Kumar Subedi, father of Ashish Subedi (one of three arrested from the Beldangi refugee camp in Jhapa on March 29), submitted the habeas corpus petition at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.