KATHMANDU: CPN-UML leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, who was serving a prison sentence in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam, has been released from Dillibazar Prison.
The 65-year-old former minister was released on Thursday morning after receiving a sentence reduction under the provisions applicable to senior citizens.
The Kathmandu District Court had directed the prison authorities to release Rayamajhi in accordance with the senior citizen provisions following an application he submitted to the court.
Rayamajhi was arrested on May 3, 2023, in connection with the fake Bhutanese refugee scam. On July 14, 2026, the Kathmandu District Court sentenced him to four years in prison for his involvement in the case.
However, he received a 25 percent reduction in his prison term under the legal provisions granting sentence concessions to senior citizens, leading to his release.
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