DOLAKHA, Oct. 17 -- At a time when one lawmaker after another has been facing arrest in various cases, Kathmandu District Court has issued an arrest warrant against ruling NCP lawmaker Parbat Gurung in a case of attempted murder. He was elected a member of the House of Representatives from Dolakha.

At least three lawmakers including former speaker of the House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara are in detention while police carry out their investigations. Police have handed over an arrest warrant issued by Kathmandu District Court to Chairperson of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality Swayam Bahadur Khadka after Gurung failed to appear in court to make his statement.

District court official Akhanda Prasad Shrestha confirmed that the c...