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The influence of westerly wind is still prevailing in Nepal. According to the Weather Forecasting Division, light rain with thunder and lightning is predicted in some places of the Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces this afternoon. Meteorologist Barun Poudel said that Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces have been witnessing general changes while mountainous and high hilly areas of other provinces would also see partial changes. According to him, partial to general changes would occur in mountainous areas of the country tonight. Likewise, weather would remain clean in remaining provinces despite general changes. Similarly, light rain with lightning is predicted in one to two areas of the mountainous belt of the Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Provinces, the Division said.  

Out of seven people including Prithvi Bahadur Shah and his brother Bijay Bikram Shah arrested in the fraud case, six have been sent to custody for further investigation. They were arrested based on the complaint filed by an American citizen. According to the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police, the Kathmandu District Court on Monday ordered them to be sent to custody. CIB SP Sanjay Singh Thapa said that of the arrested ones, Binita Tamang has been released on Rs 50,000 bail.  The CIB had carried out an investigation into the case. As per the investigation report of CIB, the District Public Prosecutor's Office had filed the case at the court. Prithvi Bahadur Shah among others had established 24 companies using fake documents and coughed up more than Rs 640 million from foreign nationals through mail, social network and bank account. Majority of the cheated people are US citizens. The group had targeted the senior citizens of America as well as patients suffering from diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. Out of 20 people connected in the case, 13 are still absconding and search for them is underway, said Thapa.

There is a possibility of light rain with thunder and lightning in some parts of the hilly region in the country due to the effect of the westerly winds today. According to Barun Paudel, a meteorologist at the Weather Forecast Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, light rainfall with thunder and lightning is likely in some places of Tarai belt of Lumbini Province this afternoon. There is a possibility of light rainfall in some parts of the hilly region in Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces tonight, Paudel said. At present, the impact of westerly wind is normal in the country.

Two antique idols of Gautam Buddha were stolen from Chapagaun, Lalitpur on Sunday. Shreedhar Shrestha, a local, said the archaeologically important Buddha idols of the 8th century were stolen last night. The idols were located nearby Moti Library at the Old Bus Park in Chapagaun. It may be noted that an idol of Buddha was already stolen from the monastery having four idols on March 1. Three of the four idols installed in the monastery have so far been stolen. Locals found that the robbers stole the precious idols by breaking the monastery. According to the stone sculpture, the monastery was established in 827 AD.