UML vice-chair Bishnu Paudel is arrested in connection with a money laundering investigation, according to reporting by The Kathmandu Post. A home ministry source says Paudel is detained in Surkhet at the request of Nepal’s Department of Money Laundering Investigation. The reports also link the probe to allegations raised in a separate “Bhatta case.”
The Kathmandu Post describes the arrest as being prompted by a businessman’s statement, alongside claims that Paudel exerted pressure related to a disputed share transfer. The detention takes place after the authorities seek action as part of the money laundering inquiry, with the home ministry indicating the arrest occurs at the department’s behest. Other details beyond the basis for the investigation and the connection to the disputed share transfer are not specified in the provided excerpts. The reports do not describe the outcome of questioning or any formal charges at the time of publication.
