Nepal Maoist leader held by West Bengal police

Gajurel, a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists), was arrested in Chennai by Tamil Nadu police in 2003.

Nepalese Maoist leader Chandraprakash Gajurel, who was on Monday released from the Central Prison in Chennai after a three-year detention in a fake passport case, was arrested by the West Bengal Police in connection with a sedition case.

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Gajurel, a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists), was arrested at the airport in Chennai by Tamil Nadu police in 2003, when he attempted to travel on a fake passport and was also detained under National Security Act.

The West Bengal police, waiting to execute a warrant against Gajurel in connection with a sedition case, arrested him immediately after his release. The case was registered against him in Bhakthi Nagar police station in Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal in 2004.