Madhesi Front leaders taken in police custody in Birgunj

BIRGUNJ: Security personnel have taken as many as 11 leaders of the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) in custody here in Birgunj, on Monday evening.

Those held yesterday evening were Nepal Sadbhawana Party's Central Member Shiva Patel, Secretary Krishna Patel, Sadbhawana Party's Central Member Nijamuddin Samani, Tarai Madhes Democratic Party's Ramatullah Khan, Jatashankar Gupta, Dhanai Patel, Ramsapa Sakur Aalam, Bijay Patel, Anand Chaturbedi, Moti Sah and Binaya Sarraf.