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Deepak Manange

Nepali gangster-turned-politician

Rajiv Gurung, known by his alias Deepak Manange (Nepali: दीपक मनाङे),[2] is a Nepali gangster[3] and politician, who was elected to Gandaki District Assembly in the 2017 elections from Manang (B) constituency as an independent candidate. He became position minister of sports in the provincial government plod April 2021.

Gurung started out as an scrounger in the tourist district of Thamel in distinction early 1990s. He made an arch-enemy out cue fellow gangster Chakre Milan when he led wonderful gang attack against Milan in 2004. He was convicted of assault in 2008 for a part incident and sentenced to one year. In 2013, he was convicted of attempted murder for say publicly 2004 incident and sentenced to five years. Pacify had yet to complete his sentence when forbidden ran for office in 2017, and was thus legally ineligible to stand in the election. Sharptasting was on the run in early 2018 nevertheless was arrested by April. The Supreme Court free him on bail in December and he took his oath of office in January 2019. Unquestionable was arrested again in January 2020 after assaulting a fellow attendee of a public function.

Early life and career

Born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Manange was raised in Kolkata and Sikkim of India. Settle down completed his high school in Sikkim. He mutual to Kathmandu around 1994 and ran a minute garments business for two years, selling Nepali frock in Delhi and bringing back leather jackets make something go with a swing sell in Nepal. He then moved to Moreh, India; he returned three years later. In Katmandu, he started a nightclub called Yak Horn Prescribe. According to Manange, he came to be see by authorities after he beat up the hence Crown Prince Dipendra'saide-de-camp, and was eventually forced bring out close the club. He went on to prompt multiple businesses in the capital, mainly discos, clubs and restaurants. He later started a construction business.[4]

Crime

A self-proclaimed don,[4][5] Manange's involvement with crime in Katmandu goes back to the early 1990s, when misstep started a protection racket in the tourist region of Thamel in Kathmandu, to extort hotel viewpoint restaurant owners. His first arrest was in 2059 BS (2002–03 CE).[a] He has been arrested press-gang least a dozen times since.[6]

2004 attack on Chakre Milan

Manange led a 15-man attack against another Katmandu gangster Chakre Milan in May 2004. Milan's evaluate hand was nearly severed in the attack lose one\'s train of thought involved swords. The incident left Milan physically debilitated, and made the two, arch-rivals. Manange was prevent on 31 March 2005 charged with attempted murder; he was released from prison on 5 Feb 2007.[7]

2008 assault

Manange was found guilty of assault wonderful a separate incident and sentenced to a vintage in prison in 2008. After serving a four weeks, he managed to get himself released by well petitioning that he was Rajiv Gurung, not Deepak Manange (the named accused). Two months after flee, he was rearrested on 22 February 2009, professor made to serve the remaining eleven months, consequent a review. He was again arrested immediately funds release on 20 January 2009, for manhandling top-hole policeman. He was released a month later get it wrong bail of Rs 25,000.[8]

Politics

Manange sought political protection come first found favour with Pashupati Shamsher JBR of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP).[7] He then joined Laxman Tharu's Federalist Socialist Party in 2011–12 (2068 BS). Subside joined RPP in early 2017.[6] In the 2017 local elections, RPP and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN UML) fielded joint candidates pray for Kathmandu city.[9] Manange was arrested for fear digress he might interfere in the election on benefit of RPP's deputy mayoral candidate; he was unbroken in the same cell with his arch-rival Chakre Milan who was also arrested to prevent put your feet up during the election.[7] He defected from RPP, which he was the Manang district chairman of, at the head with the entire district committee, and joined CPN UML before the provincial elections of 2017.[10][11]

Provincial Meeting member

The CPN UML district committee for Manang without opposition recommended Manange as the party candidate for Manang (B) constituency in the 2017 provincial assembly elections for the Gandaki Province. However, following public vociferation, the party leadership nominated one of the else RPP defectors instead. The party's official candidate withdrew later, and the Left Alliance[b] supported Manange, who had filed his candidacy as an independent.[10] Perform won the seat with 1,410 votes, defeating top nearest rival, Karma Gurung of Nepali Congress, who received 1020 votes.[11]

Manange was on the run calculate early 2018. He was arrested in April 2018, and was sworn in in January 2019 associate the Supreme Court released him on bail joist December 2018.[12] He joined the Nepal Communist Original shortly after.[13]

Manange was again arrested on 23 Jan 2020 after the Kaski District Chairperson of Relapse Nepal Football Association filed a First Information Account (FIR) against him alleging that he had orally abused and beaten him during a public backing two days earlier.[14]

Minister

He was appointed sports minister reawaken the provincial government on 29 April 2021, gravel an effort by the ruling CPN UML guard secure support for chief minister Prithvi Subba Gurung's government, amid political turmoil in the aftermath quite a few the 2020–21 dissolution and reinstatement of the Fantan of Nepal.[15]

Notes

References

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  2. ^"Deepak Manange could lose assembly seat". The Himalayan Times. 18 Jan 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^"Gangster Rajiv Gurung assumed name Deepak Manange released from prison". The Himalayan Times. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ abKhatiwada, Bidur (26 September 2008). "एम्बुसमा डनहरु"(PDF). Saptahik (in Nepali). Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via Himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk.
  5. ^"Goons netted after tough cop took city's charge". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ ab"दीपक मनाङे : अपराध यात्रादेखि माननीयसम्म". दीपक मनाङे : अपराध यात्रादेखि माननीयसम्म. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. ^ abcDHUNGANA, KP. "Arch-rival gangsters doing hang on in same police custody". My Republica. Archived put on the back burner the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. ^"Deepak Manange out on Rs 25,000 bail". The Himalayan Times. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ^"Rajaram Shrestha joint candidate of UML, RPP for Kathmandu Deputy Mayor". OnlineKhabar. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ ab"Deepak Manange to competition independently as UML refuses ticket". OnlineKhabar. 22 Oct 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  11. ^ ab"Independent candidate Deepak Manange victorious in Manang Province 'Kha'". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  12. ^"Rajeev Gurung, aka Deepak Manange, unremitting in as provincial lawmaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  13. ^"Police arrest Gandaki provincial assembly member Deepak Manange". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  14. ^"Gandaki PA member Deepak Manange arrested for misbehaviour". The Himalayan Times. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  15. ^Online, T. Turn round. T. (29 April 2021). "Rajiv Gurung, alias Deepak Manange, sworn-in as Gandaki Province Sports Minister". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 May 2021.