POKHARA: A charge sheet against former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane, who was arrested in connection with a cooperative fraud case, has been registered at the Kaski District Court.
District Attorney Kamala Kafle stated that a charge sheet, spanning four and a half pages, along with related evidence, has been submitted.
The charge sheet has been filed against 31 individuals, including Lamichhane in connection with the Pokhara Surya Darshan Cooperative fraud case.
According to Kamala Kafle, Chief of the District Public Prosecutor’s Office, a case has been registered at the Kaski District Court against Lamichhane and the other accused on charges of cooperative fraud, organized crime, and money laundering.
The district court is currently in the process of reviewing and verifying the documents.
The District Police Office in Kaski earlier submitted an investigation report to the government attorney’s office.
The report suggests that Lamichhane, along with GB Rai and others, should be held liable for defrauding approximately one billion rupees.
Based on this report, a case was filed against 19 individuals, including GB Rai, chairman of Gorkha Media Pvt. Ltd.
Lamichhane, who is implicated in the Surya Darshan Cooperative fraud case in Pokhara, has been in the custody of Kaski police.
The Parliamentary Investigation Special Committee had recommended action against Lamichhane for allegedly embezzling funds from various 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.
The funds were reportedly misappropriated through Gorkha Media Network, where Lamichhane served as Managing Director.
Following the investigation report, Chhabilal Joshi, a former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police, was arrested from Kathmandu in connection with the Surya Darshan savings fraud case.
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