Kathmandu—The Kathmandu District Court has ordered the detention of Durga Prasai, the controversial medical entrepreneur and operator of B&C Medical College in Jhapa, along with six others, in connection with a pro-monarchy protest that took place in Kathmandu’s Tinkune area.

The protest, held on Chaitra 15, had drawn significant public and media attention. Following a court hearing on Thursday, Judge Dhruvaraj Karki’s bench issued the decision late at night to remand Prasai and six others into custody while ordering the release of 32 other defendants on bail.

Those sent to judicial custody include Durga Prasad Prasai, Saroj Gautam (also known as Tara Rajabadi), Gokarna Shahi (also known as Anup Rajabadi), Dandapani Regmi, Sushil Baral, Keshav Basnet, and Kumar Tamang.

The court concluded the remand hearing by 5 p.m. on Thursday, with the official order released later the same evening.