Nepalese police arrest democracy activists

Nepalese police raided a hide-out and arrested a democracy activist on their most-wanted list and two other student leaders who had eluded capture since the king’s crackdown on dissidents in February, officials said today.

An estimated 3,000 politicians, human rights campaigners, trade unionists and journalists have been arrested since King Gyanendra’s takeover on February 1, but the three student leaders eluded authorities by frequently changing locations.