Kathmandu: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane has been sent to Bhairahawa Jail following an order from the Rupandehi District Court on Monday.According to Court Information Officer Padam Aryal, Lamichhane was presented before the court by the District Police Office.
“The legal procedures have been completed, and he has been sent to jail,” Aryal told Khabarhub.The Tulsipur-Butwal Bench of the High Court had issued an order on Friday to remand Lamichhane in custody for trial in connection with the Supreme Cooperative fraud and organized crime cases.
Following the High Court’s directive, Lamichhane—who also previously served as Home Minister—was arrested in Kathmandu. He was held overnight in the capital before being transferred to Rupandehi on Saturday.Due to public holidays on Saturday and Sunday, he was produced before the District Court on Monday morning.
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