CHITWAN, July 1 -- Two Maoist activist who were convicted for tearing up ballot papers during the election in Bharatpur Metropolis in 2017 have been handed down with fine of Rs 100,000 each.

The District Court Chitwan decided to fine Drona Bahadur Shiwakoti and Madhu Neupane with the mentioned amount, informed Rudra Mani Giri of the court.

Earlier, after more than two years of the incident, Chitwan District Court on June 13 convicted Shiwakoti and Neupane for tearing up ballot papers during the election in Bharatpur Metropolis in 2017. Both - two cadres of the then CPN (Maoist Center) - were convicted for tearing up some of the ballots during vote counting in Ward 19.

On May 29, 2017, two Maoist cadres tore up some ballots when the vot...