Mohammad Aftab Alam

Mohammad Aftab Alam is a Nepali politician and a suspended member[1] of the House of Representatives of the federal parliament of Nepal.[2][3] He was a member of the first constituent assembly as well.[4] He is also a former Minister for Labour and Transport Management.[5]

Career

Alam was elected from Rautahat-2 in the 2008 Constituent Assembly election but was defeated in the 2013 election from the same constituency.[4]

Alam was elected to parliament in the 2017 legislative election from Rautahat-2 constituency, as a candidate from Nepali Congress.[6] He defeated his nearest rival Kiran Kumar Shah by acquiring 18,833 votes to Shah's 16,865.[7] Following his election to parliament, he was appointed a member of the House Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest Committee.[8]

Arrest

Alam was arrested from Rajapur municipality-1, Rautahat, on 13 October 2019[9] on charges of murder and causing explosion[1] for his alleged involvement in the 9 April 2008 bomb blast in Rautahat and the subsequent murders of the injured. According to a report by The Himalayan Times, it has been alleged that Alam had employed several people, tasked with making bombs to be used for capturing booths in the 2008 constituent assembly elections. When a bomb went off in a massive explosion that injured as many as 18 people, Alam allegedly dumped them at a brick kiln, killing them.[1] República, however, reported that 14 people died in the blast while those and an additional eight injured were dumped in the furnace of the brick kiln murdering the injured and destroying evidence.[9] According to The Kathmandu Post, at least two had died in the initial explosion and as many as two dozen injured were dumped alive into the brick furnace.[10]

He was suspended from his position in the House of Representatives following his arrest.[11]

A single bench of Judge Deepak Dhakal, Rautahat District Court, denied him bail on 15 November 2019, after a preliminary hearing where Alam was allowed to make a statement.[1] Lawyers of Alam had argued that there was no such bomb explosion in Rautahat in 2008, that Alam was completely innocent, and was being framed by the government with a fake list of victims.[12]

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References
  1. "Aftab Alam remanded to judicial custody". The Himalayan Times. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  2. "House begins theoretical discussions on govt policies and programmes". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. "Mohammad Aftab Alam". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. "Mohammad Aftab Alam". election2013.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. "Nepali labourers not wanted, says minister". The Himalayan Times. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  6. "Rautahat tense over murder, clash". The Himalayan Times. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  7. "Rauthat : Province 2 – Nepal Election Latest Updates and Result for Federal Parliament". election.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  8. "Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest Committee". hr.parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  9. Thakur, Madan. "Ex-Minister Alam arrested in connection with 2008 'murders'". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  10. "Congress MP Alam remanded in custody for seven days". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  11. "Parliament suspends Alam after arrest – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  12. Thakur, Madan. "No blast had occurred in 2008: Alam's lawyers". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
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