Nepali 'suspected of torture' arrested in UK

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KATHMANDU, Jan 3: UK Metropolitan Police officers arrested a Nepali on suspicion of torture committed during the civil war in Nepal in 2005, BBC reported.

The 46-year-old man, name not disclosed, was arrested in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, on Thursday, the site adds. [break]

According to BBC, the Met is the UK force responsible for investigating people accused of war crimes or human rights abuses.

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