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Police on Friday arrested Dipesh Pun, son of former Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun, in connection to the gold smuggling.

Police apprehended Pun for being involved in the gold smuggling.

A high-level commission formed to probe the gold smuggling had recommended action against Pun, General Secretary of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary), student wing of ruling CPN (Maoist Center).

Police have started further investigation into Pun.

Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane submitted the report prepared by the high-level commission to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday​​​​​​​.

A Cabinet meeting held today decided to implement the report of the commission.

Chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police Kiran Bajracharya has been recalled to  Nepal Police headquarters.​​​​

A Cabinet meeting held on Friday decided to recall Bajracharya to the Nepal Police headquarters.

The government has also decided to appoint Shyamlal Gyawali as the Chief of the CIB.

A high-level probe commission formed to probe the gold smuggling has recommended departmental action against Bajracharya for failing to perform his job effectively.

A case has been filed at the Kathmandu District Court against former Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun's advisor Jeevan Gurung.

The Tribhuvan International Airport Customs Office filed the case against Gurung demanding Rs 1. 40 billion fine and five years imprisonment for being involved in gold smuggling.

The Customs Office claimed in the case that Gurung is involved in the 14 kg gold smuggling.

A high-level probe commission formed to investigate the gold smuggling has recommended action against 21 individuals including nine Chinese nationals.

The commission has also recommended action against 12 persons including former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Center) Vice-Chairman Krishna Bahadur Mahara.

Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane submitted the report, presented by the commission on Thursday, to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday.

Commission Chairman Dilliraj Acharya confirmed the involvement of nine Chinese citizens in the gold smuggling.

He said that the weaknesses have also been seen on the part of police in the investigation.

“We have also recommended departmental action against those police personnel who did not carry out their duties seriously,” he said.

A Home Ministry source said that departmental action has been recommended against AIG Kiran Bajracharya, SP Sanjay Singh Thapa, DSP Rugam Kunwar and Durga Dahal.

It has been said that the Home Ministry has directed the Nepal Police headquarters to suspend AIG Bajracharya.

The commission has also recommended action against Mahara, Jeevan Gurung, Jeevan Chalaune, Pranish Pun and Manjil Gurung.

Mahara’s son Rahul has already been arrested and is in police custody.

Similarly, the commission has expressed doubts over the role of Basudev Sharma and Janakraj Ghimire of the public prosecutor’s office.

Chairman Acharya said that departmental action has been recommended against them.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has summoned a Cabinet meeting.

It has been learnt that he called the meeting to discuss the probe commission’s report on gold smuggling.