POKHARA: A charge sheet has been lodged against former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in connection with a cooperative fraud case at the Kaski District Court.
District Attorney Kamala Kafle confirmed that a charge sheet, spanning four and a half pages, along with supporting evidence, has been submitted. The court is currently reviewing and verifying these documents.
Efforts are underway to file additional charges against Lamichhane, the President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), who remains in police custody in Kaski.
He is facing allegations of cooperative fraud, organized crime, and money laundering. Lamichhane was presented before the district court earlier today.
Previously, the District Police Office in Kaski had submitted an investigation report to the government attorney's office.
The report indicates that Lamichhane, along with GB Rai and others, is responsible for defrauding nearly one billion rupees.
As a result, a case has been filed against 19 individuals, including GB Rai, the chairman of Gorkha Media Pvt. Ltd.
Lamichhane is implicated in the Surya Darshan Cooperative fraud case in Pokhara and has been in Kaski police custody since the investigation began.
The Parliamentary Investigation Special Committee had earlier recommended action against Lamichhane for allegedly embezzling funds from several cooperatives, including Surya Darshan in Pokhara, Supreme Savings and Loan Cooperative in Butwal, Swarna Laxmi Cooperative in Kathmandu, Sahara Chitwan Multipurpose Cooperative, Sano Paila Savings and Loan Cooperative in Birgunj, and Samanta Cooperative in Nepalgunj.
These funds were reportedly misappropriated through Gorkha Media Network, where Lamichhane previously served as Managing Director.
In connection with the Surya Darshan savings fraud case, Chhabilal Joshi, a former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police, was arrested in Kathmandu following the investigation report.
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