KATHMANDU: The Criminal Investigation Office, Teku, denied entry to a team from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that had gone to meet former Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana on Sunday.
A three-member NHRC team, including Commission member Manoj Duwadi, reached the Criminal Investigation Office to meet Rana. However, the team was made to wait at the gate for around 45 minutes as it was not allowed to enter the office.
After waiting for permission to enter, the team returned without meeting Rana. The NHRC team had visited the office to monitor Rana’s detention conditions and gather information about his human rights situation.
A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested Rana at his residence in Maharajgunj last night.
However, police have not disclosed details of the complaint filed against him. It may be recalled that an impeachment motion was registered in Parliament on January 2, 2019, against Rana, who assumed office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on February 20, 2022.
He was subsequently suspended and did not return to the Supreme Court, even though the impeachment motion was not passed. His tenure ended during the period of his suspension.
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