KAILALI: A ward chairman has been arrested in Kailali district for recommending a Nepali citizenship to an Indian citizen.
Chairman of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan Ward No. 12 Ganesh Prasad Jaeshi has been arrested on the charge of recommending citizenship to Indian citizen Aliyas Ansari.
According to Prateek Bista, Deputy Superintendent of Police of District Police Office Kailali, he was arrested after Puniram Chaudhary of Himmatpur Camp, Ward No. 12 was found to be a fake father.
Ansari has been living in Ward No. 7 of Tikapur municipality. Fake father Chaudhary is absconding while his brother Khusiram Chaudhary has been arrested, police said.
Police said they are investigation the case after taking Ward Chairman Joshi into custody.
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