RSP President Lamichhane to appear before Kathmandu District Court today

GANDAKI: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane is appearing before the District Court, Kathmandu today.

Lamichhane was released on bail yesterday after he deposited the bail amount of Rs 6.5 million in Kaski.  Earlier, the Kaski District Court had ordered his release on bail over the case relating to embezzlement of funds from a local Suryadarshan Cooperatives Saving and Cooperatives, Pokhara.

He is facing a similar case of misappropriation of funds in a cooperative in Kathmandu.

RSP President Lamichhane will appear before District Court, Kathmandu today, according to acting spokesperson, Manish Jha.

Six persons, including Lamichhane, were released on bail in the same case. They were Chhabi Lal Joshi, Ram Bahadur Khanal, Krishna Bahadur Gurung, Mina Gurung and Arati Gurung, according to the 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 in 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 funds.

Further investigation on those released in bail would be continued.