Earlier on Sunday, the government had recommended the President’s Office to pardon his remaining jail term.
Responding to journalists after being released from the prison, Chaudhary said that he is innocent. He was of the opinion that the government should take action against the real culprits. Saying that the Tikapur incident should be investigated, he demanded that a high-level probe commission should be formed for the same. He said that the Tikapur incident is not the incident that took place in a closed room. Chaudhary said that Tharus were not completely involved in the incident. He also thanked the government for releasing him. Chaudhary’s father and mother and his wife and minister Ranjita Chaudhary had reached the Dillibazaar Prison to receive him. Nagarik Unmukti Party leaders, cadres and his well-wishers had also reached the prison to welcome Chaudhary. The Kailai District Court on February 24, 2019 handed down a life sentence to 11 people including Chaudhary in connection with the 2015 Tikapur incident in which nine people including seven security personnel and a toddler were killed in a violent clash. The Dipayal High Court on December 18, 2020 upheld the decision of the District Court. Earlier on May 16, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of Kailali District Court and Dipayal High Court to sentence Chaudhary to life imprisonment in the Tikapur incident.
