BALAJU, Feb 6 - After the police raid at the Maoist youth-front Young Communist League’s (YCL) central office located at Balaju in the capital Wednesday evening, the capital was tensed for at least three hours due to the demonstrations by hundreds of YCL cadres.

After the raid at their office located inside the Balaju Industrial Estate in Kathmandu, the enraged YCL cadres demonstrated and obstructed major parts of the capital by burning tires.

The police used force and shot couple of tear-gas shells while trying to bring the situation under control as YCL cadres clashed and pelted stones at the police personnel deployed at the area.

The police had asked the YCL to vacant the office while the latter rejected the demand and said they were ready to go for confrontation instead.

Around 300 YCL cadres were reported to be inside the office premises while police personnel were also deployed both within and outside the office.

After discussions over the issue between the YCL central committee leaders and some senior police officials inside the YCL office, the police returned from the office.

The situation gradually returned to normalcy following the police withdrawal.

The latest police raid coincides with the CPN-Maoist announcement to revive the United Revolutionary People’s Council (URPC)—a wartime structure it had dissolved a few months back-- to address the problems face by the general public.

The URPC, the self-claimed Maoists’ parallel governing mechanism, was in function alongside the state governance during over a decade-long armed conflict.

Meanwhile, the YCL cadres had abducted three Nobel Academy students from their hostel in the capital this afternoon.

Bidhan Chunara, Bipin Khatri and Suman Shrestha were abducted from the hostel.

Issuing a statement, Nepali Congress has condemned the abduction and demanded safe release of the three.