Kathmandu, June 6 -- chair of the Rastriya Prajantra Party Rabindra Mishra and the party's general secretary, Dhawal Shamsher Rana, didn't come into the contact of Nepal Police when summoned, the police fined the lawyers who had guaranteed their presence before they were released from custody.

Mishra and Rana were charged with sedition, criminal mischief, and organised crime during the March 28 Tinkune protest organised by pro-monarchy groups, who aim to restore the Hindu kingdom that was abolished in 2008 in Nepal.

The March 28 protest, which led to rioting, resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including a journalist, and caused damage to both public and private property.

The protest was organised by the joint movement committee...