Central member of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP) Ram Babu Raya Yadav has been arrested on charge of usury.
Yadav, a resident of Barhathawa of Sarlahi, has been arrested by a team of Sarlahi Police from Haripur municipality Wednesday afternoon for lending money at exorbitant interest rate.
DSP Prajit Singh Rathour told Setopati that Yadav has been arrested on charge of crime against public peace.
A group of around 100 victims had called on CPN leaders, Home Secretary Prem Kumar Rai and Nepal Police IGP Sarbendra Khanal on Tuesday demanding justice. The victims claim that Yadav has lent to around 1,500 charging exorbitant interest rates.