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Nepal: Ex-energy minister arrested in money laundering case

Deutsche Welle·7 months ago
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Police in Kathmandu arrested Nepal's former energy minister and Nepali Congress leader, Deepak Khadka, on Sunday morning. Local news portal Ratopati reported the arrest warrant stated that Khadka was taken into custody for an investigation related to "money laundering offenses." A team from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police made the arrest, and the former minister is currently in CIB custody, according to local media reports. Khadka's arrest comes a day after former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested for their alleged involvement in the deadly crackdown on anti-corruption protesters in September. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The newly appointed Home Affairs Minister Sudan Gurung announced on Facebook that Khadka was detained in connection with a probe into money allegedly recovered from his residence during the protests.…

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