Court grants second extension of Bishnu Paudel’s detention
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- Former minister Bishnu Paudel's detention has been extended for a second time, allowing investigators three more days for a money laundering probe.
- Paudel was arrested on June 22 in connection with an alleged abuse of office to facilitate a business transaction for businessman Deepak Bhatta.
- The Department of Money Laundering Investigation is scrutinizing the equity purchase as part of a broader money laundering investigation involving Bhatta, who is already in custody.
A special court in Kathmandu has granted a second extension to the detention of former minister Bishnu Paudel, allowing investigators an additional three days to continue their probe into alleged money laundering and abuse of office.
Paudel, a vice chair of the CPN-UML party, was arrested on June 22 in Surkhet. The Department of Money Laundering Investigation accuses him of using his official position to facilitate an equity purchase for businessman Deepak Bhatta. This transaction is now under scrutiny as part of a wider money laundering investigation. Bhatta himself is currently in judicial custody facing separate money laundering charges.
The special court's decision was made by a full bench of judges. This latest extension follows an initial seven-day remand period, marking the second time Paudel's custody has been prolonged to aid the investigation.
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