May 27, 2026

At midday on Wednesday in Chitwan, Nepali police and RASOPA party members scuffled when the police were questioning Rabi Lamichhane in connection with the case of cooperative embezzlement at Sahara Cooperative in Chitwan. RASOPA protesters threw stones at the police and the district police office.

which forced the Nepal police to use water cannons and tear gas against the protesters.

During the RASOPA protest, Nepal police officers were injured, and the office kitchen’s glass window was shattered.

On the other hand, Rabi Lamichhane’s statement has been underway at the District Government Attorney’s Office since Tuesday and is continuing from early Wednesday morning.

Nepal Police had provided a designated boundary area for the protesters to demonstrate, but they crossed the boundary and began throwing stones and other objects, which forced the police to use water cannons and tear gas against the protesters, as stated by a Chitwan police officer.