Kaski district court remands Lamichhane to four more days in custody

KATHMANDU: The Kaski District Court has granted four days of time to the Nepal Police to keep Rabi Lamichhane, President of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and former home minister, in custody.

A single bench of district judge Himlal Belbase remanded Lamichhane for four more days, Spokesperson of District Police Office, Kaski, Basanta Kumar Sharma said.

So far, the court granted the Nepal Police to keep Lamichhane in police custody for the eighth time. Lamichhane was earlier arrested for an investigation into a case relating to the cooperatives’ funds misappropriation.