Former Vice-President Pun’s advisor Gurung released on bail
Former Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun's advisor Geewan Gurung, who was arrested in connection with the 14 kg gold smuggling case, has been released on bail.
The Kathmandu District Court had ordered the government to release Gurung on Rs 1.5 million bail, a source at the Public Prosecutor’s Office said.
A team of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) had nabbed Gurung, Chairperson of Platinum College in Dillibazaar, Kalikasthan, from Samakhusi on February 26.
In the course of the investigation, he was found to be the architect of the smuggling of 14-kg gold from Dubai.
One held with automatic weapon from Supreme Court premises
Police have arrested a person with an automatic weapon from the Supreme Court premises on Monday.
He is Deepak Khadka of Buddhashanti Rural Municipality-3, Jhapa district, said Superintendent of Police Nawaraj Adhikari, the spokesperson for the District Police Range Kathmandu.
"Police personnel on security duty at the Supreme Court took Khadka under control as he entered the court carrying the automatic weapon and handed him over to us. Investigation is on in this connection," Adhikari said.
Maoist Center Vice-Chair Mahara taken to CIB
Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Center) Vice-Chairman Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who was arrested in connection to a gold smuggling case, has been taken to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police.
He was brought to Kathmandu after being taken under control from Bhairahawa on Monday.
Police apprehended Mahara while was heading towards Rolpa via Rupandehi.
He was taken to the CIB directly from the Tribhuvan International Airport.
Police are preparing to ask the Kathmandu District Court to extend the remand of Mahara to carry out further investigation.
Earlier, police had released Maoist Center Vice-Chair Mahara after recording this statement in the gold smuggling case.
Police took him under control after a high-level commission formed under the headship of former high court chief judge Dilli Raj Acharya to probe the gold smuggling recommended action against Mahara.
The commission had recommended action against 21 individuals including nine Chinese nationals.
The commission had also recommended action against 12 persons including former Speaker of the House of Representatives Mahara.
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane submitted the report, presented by the commission on Thursday, to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday.
Later, a meeting of the Council of Ministers decided to implement the report of the commission.
Acting on the same, Home Minister Lamichhane directed the concerned security agencies to arrest the people involved in the gold smuggling.
Two killed in Myagdi jeep accident
Two persons died in a jeep accident at Nepane in Annapurna Municipality-4 of Myagdi district in the wee hours of Monday.
The deceased have been identified as vehicle owner and driver Ganesh Shrestha (37) and Lal Bahadur Tilija of Pauuddar, Purna Payeja, ward member of Annapurna Rural Municipality-5, said.
Police, however, are yet to officially confirm the incident and the deceased.
The incident occurred when the four-wheeler (Ga 1 Ja 7653) heading towards Pauuddar from Pokharebagar of Annapurna Rural Municipality fell some 200 meters down the road.
DSP Madan Kunwar of the District Police Office, Myagdi said that a team from Ghara and Bhurung has reached the incident site and started collecting the bodies.
He further said that police are investigating the incident.
