Gandaki, Jan 10: Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, is appearing before the District Court, Kathmandu today. He was released in bail yesterday after he deposited the bail amount of Rs 6.5 million in Kaski after Kaski District Court ordered his release in bail over the case relating to embezzlement of fund from a local Suryadarshan Cooperatives Saving and Cooperatives, Pokhara.
Lamichhane, who is also the former Home Minister, was handed over to his family. He is facing a similar case of misappropriation of fund in a cooperative in Kathmandu. RSP Chairman Lamichhane will appear before District Court, Kathmandu today, according to to acting spokesperson, Manish Jha.
Six persons, including Lamichhane, were released in bail in the same case. They were Chhabi Lal Joshi, Ram Bahadur Khanal, Krishna Bahadur Gurung, Mina Gurung and Arati Gurung, according to record keeper at Kaski District Court, Rajan Khanal.
District judge Nitij Rai handed down the bail amount of Rs 6.5 million to Lamichhane, while Rs 8.8 million to Joshi, Rs 3.7 million to Pachhai, Rs. 1.5 million to Khanal, Rs. 500,000 to Mina Gurung, Rs. 500,000 to Arati Gurung, and Rs. 100,000 to Krishna Bahadur Gurung. However, Pachhai failed to submit the bail amount resulting into continuity of detention.
The hearing whether to continue remand for investigation lasted for 10 days. The District Attorney Office, Kaski on December 22 had filed a case against 44 persons including Lamichhane, accusing them of embezzling the cooperative’s fund. Further investigation on those released in bail would be continued.
