Man arrested in Kathmandu for threatening Prime Minister and Home Minister on social media

Kathmandu. Police have arrested a youth in Kathmandu for issuing death threats to the Prime Minister and Home Minister via social media. The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office apprehended 20-year-old Sajan Bista, also known as Sanu Bhai, a native of Thalara Rural Municipality-4, Bajhang.

According to police, Bista used a Facebook account named 'Sanu Bhai' to post demands for the immediate release of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, and former Minister Deepak Khadka. In the same post, he threatened to shoot current Prime Minister Balen Shah and Home Minister Sudan Gurung if his demands were not met.

He had also released threatening videos intended to spread public fear, claiming that sophisticated weapons like AK-47s had already entered Kathmandu and that his team was prepared to take any action necessary.
He previously resided in Bangalore, India, where he worked at a fancy store on MG Road. Police stated that he was also involved in various criminal activities while in India.

Recently, he had been misusing social media to issue death threats targeting high-ranking officials of the Government of Nepal.

Bista, who was arrested from Sinamangal, Kathmandu on Baishakh 5, has been sent to the Cyber Bureau in Bhotahiti for further investigation and legal action under Section 47 of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2063, informed Superintendent of Police Rameshwor Karki, the Information Officer of the Crime Investigation Office, on Monday.