{"id":2297,"date":"2024-10-31T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=2297"},"modified":"2024-10-31T14:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T14:04:40","slug":"rabi-lamichhane-to-face-investigation-in-butwal-for-cooperative-fraud-after-tihar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=2297","title":{"rendered":"Rabi Lamichhane to face investigation in Butwal for cooperative fraud after Tihar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KATHMANDU:<\/strong> Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will be taken to Butwal for investigation soon after Tihar.<\/p>\n<p>This move is in connection with a complaint of fraud involving the Supreme Cooperative of Butwal.<\/p>\n<p>The custody period granted by the District Court of Kaski expired on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Since the court will be closed from Thursday, the police will seek an extension when the court reopens.<\/p>\n<p>A Kaski Police officer stated that once the District Court grants the extension, they are prepared to transfer him to Butwal.<\/p>\n<p>Lamichhane was arrested in Kathmandu on charges related to Suryadarshan Cooperative fraud and subsequently taken to Kaski.<\/p>\n<p>The Kaski police have completed the initial phase of the statement. With this phase concluded, the police will now send the case to Butwal for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>During questioning, Lamichhane denied any involvement in misappropriating the cooperative\u2019s funds, asserting that all management responsibilities were handled by GB Rai, and he was unaware of the operations.<\/p>\n<p>He also stated that the name \u201cRabi Lamichhane\u201d mentioned in the cooperative records does not refer to him and claimed he did not sign any documents related to the loans.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Kaski police traveled to Kathmandu to present this same statement to the parliamentary investigation special committee.<\/p>\n<p>In a related case, Chabilal Joshi was brought to Butwal after completing his statement in Kaski, also regarding allegations of Supreme Cooperative fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The District Court of Rupandehi has arrested 14 individuals, including Lamichhane and Joshi, and has authorized police to conduct investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, both he and Joshi remain in Kaski police custody. They are accused of embezzling funds from five cooperatives operated by GB Rai, which were then funneled to Gorkha Media.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, investigations are ongoing at Sano Paila in Birgunj, Sahara in Chitwan, and Swarnalakshmi Cooperative in Kathmandu on similar charges.<\/p>\n<p>The investigations focus on cooperative fraud, organized crime, and money laundering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU: Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), will be taken to Butwal for investigation soon after Tihar. This move is in connection with a complaint of fraud involving the Supreme Cooperative of Butwal. The custody period granted by the District Court of Kaski expired on Wednesday. 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