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Chandraprakash Gajural (Polit bureau member of CPN (Maoist),
Nepal) was arrested on 19/08/03 at Meenambakkam airport, Chennai. He was
arrested during the immigration check by the Meenambakkam airport police,
Chennai for allegedly possessing a fake British passport. It was reported that
the police subjected him to mental torture by way of interrogation for more than
12 hours. Thereafter he was produced before the Judicial Magistrate, Alandur at
midnight at the residence of the concerned judge. The magistrate, Alandur,
Chennai, remanded him to Judicial custody till 04/09/03. A case has been
registered in Crime No:145 of 2003 for the alleged offences under section 468
(Forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using a forged document as genuine)
of the Indian Penal Code, read with section 12(1)(n)(d)(e)of P.P Act.
Comrade Gaurav stated that when the red corner notice on the
Maoist leaders of Nepal have been withdrawn by the Nepal government, the
Tamilnadu Police ought not to have arrested him. But the fascist Tamilnadu
government is notorious for incarcerating people on the most flimsy charges.
People’s March demands the immediate and unconditional
release of this senior and respected citizen of Nepal.
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