A group of activists and youths staged a demonstration at Maitighar of Kathmandu on Saturday demanding action against those involved in the murder of environmental activist Dilip Kumar Mahato of Mithila, Dhanusha.

They staged the demonstration demanding justice to Mahato and action against the murderers.

Likewise, they have also demanded that Mahato be declared an environmental martyr.

Similarly, the activists have also urged the government to shut down all the crusher industries being operated illegally across the country.

Mahato was crushed to death by a tipper for protesting illegal extraction of riverbed materials in Dhanusha on January 10, 2020.