CPN (Maoist Center) Vice Chairman Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been arrested in connection with 61 kg gold smuggling case on Monday morning.
A Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police apprehended former Speaker Mahara from Kapilvastu in the course of investigation into the gold smuggling case this morning and brought to Kathmandu by a flight of Yeti Airlines..
Rahul Mahara, the son of Krishna Bahadur, who had been arrested on the charge of smuggling nine kilograms of gold concealed disguised as e-cigarettes (vape), is still serving a judicial custody.
A high-level probe team led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya submitted a report showing involvement of Mahara to the government a few days ago.
Receiving the report, Deputy Prime Minister and the Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane had directed Home Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Basanta Kunwar and CIB Chief Shyam Gyawali to immediately implement the report of the probe commission.
A cabinet meeting held in Singha Durbar on Friday decided to immediately implement the report submitted by the probe commission.
The Department of Revenue Investigation on July 18, 2023 seized the 61 kilograms of gold that had passed undetected outside the Customs Office of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
The probe commission has found high-ranking leaders, officials and businessmen guilty in this gold smuggling case.
