Kathmandu, July 13 -- Police on Saturday detained Gen Z activists Majid Ansari, Sarisma Thapa and Nelson Ghatani after they reached a holding centre in Kirtipur to express solidarity with squatters affected by flooding.

The three activists had gone to the centre, where displaced squatters had been kept, after heavy rain flooded the facility. They had been demanding a dignified solution for the squatters' relocation and wanted to stand with those affected by the government's arrangements.

Ansari, who is also a legal practitioner, however, was allegedly assaulted by police at the gate of the holding centre. Thapa and Ghatani were taken into a police van after officers allegedly used abusive language against them.

Ansari said he asked pol...