District Court

Medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai was released from custody on Tuesday after the Parsa District Court issued an order for his general release. Police had filed cybercrime and offenses against the state charges against Prasai, who was arrested on May 18. Separately, the CIAA filed a case against three individuals for contradictory testimony in a bribery case, and armed police seized marijuana from a Saptakoshi River island.

The Parsa District Court has issued an arrest warrant for Birgunj Metropolitan City Mayor Rajeshman Singh on charges of document forgery related to citizenship. The accusation involves allegedly using a false birth registration certificate to help a woman obtain Nepali citizenship by falsely claiming to be her father.

Medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai has been released from custody by the Parsa District Court on general bail, following charges of cybercrime and offenses against the state. The court ordered his release after finding insufficient basis to substantiate the prosecution's claims, a decision influenced by a prior Supreme Court directive to avoid prolonged detention.

An Indian national, identified as Param Pathak from Kolkata, was apprehended at the Kakarbhitta customs checkpoint with 570 grams of 24-carat gold valued at 14.46 million rupees and 20,000 US dollars. The Armed Police Force Nepal seized the gold, currency, and other personal items during a routine check on Monday evening.

The Kaski District Court has approved the withdrawal of organized crime and money laundering charges against Rabi Lamichhane and other defendants in the Surya Darshan Cooperative case. The court's decision means Lamichhane and the co-accused will now only face charges related to cooperative fraud, facilitating the return of funds to depositors.

The Supreme Court has ordered authorities to submit a written explanation within 24 hours regarding the arrest of medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai, responding to a habeas corpus petition. The court also directed that Prasai should not be kept in detention beyond Sunday if the investigation is not completed, and if no case is filed, he must be released.

The Kaski District Court has approved the withdrawal of organized crime and money laundering charges against Rabi Lamichhane and two others, allowing only the cooperative fraud case to proceed. This decision by the District Government Attorney’s Office significantly alters the legal landscape of the case, with potential implications for other cooperative fraud cases across Nepal.

The Kaski District Court has withdrawn organized crime and money laundering charges against Rabi Lamichhane and Gitendra Babu Rai in the Suryadarshan Cooperative fraud case, retaining only cooperative fraud charges. This decision follows a request from the Kaski District Government Attorney’s Office to amend the charge-sheet, a move approved by a bench led by judge Himalal Belbase.

The Kaski District Court has approved the withdrawal of money laundering and organized crime charges against Rabi Lamichhane, allowing the cooperative fraud case against him to continue. This decision follows a petition from the District Government Attorney Office in Kaski, which sought to dismiss the two charges while retaining the cooperative fraud allegations. The court's ruling narrows the legal proceedings to focus solely on the cooperative fraud case.

Nepal Police apprehended 2,319 fugitives involved in various criminal cases during a month-long nationwide operation, recovering over Rs 215 million in fines. Separately, the Kaski District Court ordered the withdrawal of organized crime and money laundering charges against Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane and two others, though a cooperative fraud case remains. In Lalitpur, two Indian nationals were arrested for attempting to traffic a minor to India.