Former Finance Minister and CPN-UML Vice-Chairman Bishnu Paudel, who was arrested in Surkhet on Monday on charges of money laundering, is being produced before a special court in Kathmandu today.
UML Vice-Chairman Paudel, who was taken to Nepalgunj in Banke from Surkhet on Monday evening, is being brought to Kathmandu from there in a vehicle. He is on his way as of the time of filing this report.
According to Uttam Kumar Ghimire, Information Officer of the Money Laundering Investigation Department, after being brought to Kathmandu, Paudel will first be brought to the Department of Money Laundering Investigation.
He will then be taken to the Special Government Attorney Office, Maitighar for the time extension process and from there he will be produced before the Special Court, he told Nepalkhabar on Tuesday morning.
An investigation has been initiated against Paudel for the crime of money laundering.
Before his arrest in Surkhet on Monday, a team of the department raided his residence in Bhaisepati and seized some equipment and documents.
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