Around the pro-monarchy demonstration site, Nepal Police deploys sniffer dogs and heightened security

In an effort to maintain security and avert potential incidents, Nepal Police deployed sniffer dogs to the area where pro-monarchy demonstrators and police had clashed on Saturday.
The dogs were stationed on the rooftops of nearby houses in addition to the staff, enhancing the level of surveillance.

Notably, since Durga Prasai, a controversial businesswoman and supporter of the monarchy, brought people to the capital and made a number of promises, the atmosphere in Kathmandu, Nepal, has remained tense.

Cracking down on the pro-monarchists, the Nepal Police arrested a total of 261 protestors on Friday itself, who were eventually released by the end of the day.

“We have arrested and released a total of 261 protestors who tried to demonstrate in the restricted zone on Friday,” Kumod Dhungel, spokesperson at Kathmandu Police, told ANI over the phone. Cases have been registered against five other pro-monarchy protestors, as per the police official.

Protestors who came to Kathmandu dominantly from the southern plains of Nepal are victims of microfinance who have been promised by the controversial businessman to waive their loans if their demands are made. Prasai, known for his anti-republic statements, has been calling on to reinstate the monarchy, which was abolished in 2008 after a political movement.