Lekhnath, Dec.17: Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane is being presented before the Kaski district court on Tuesday for the extension of their remand.
Lamichhane is being presented before court as the five-day extensions of remand made on December 12 expired on Monday.
Police arrested Lamichhane from Kathmandu on October 18 and brought him to Pokhara. The investigation against him has been extended six times before for crimes related to cooperative fraud, organized crime and money laundering.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Basanta Kumar Sharma, Information Officer of the District Police Office Kaski, also, an Investigation Officer of the Suryadarshan Cooperative Case said that the supplementary report was submitted on November 26 and the additional report was submitted on December 16.
The police submitted the report on Monday afternoon before the deadline of five days extended on December 12.
Along with Lamichhane, former Deputy Inspector General Chhabilal Joshi, Leela Pachhai, Ram Bahadur Khanal, and Krishna Bahadur Gurung are under police custody for allegedly embezzling savings from the Pokhara-based Suryadarshan Cooperative. Lamichhane was arrested on November 18 from Kathmandu.
Earlier, a case has been registered in the Kaski district court and a supplementary report has been submitted against 19 people who are under consideration.
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