An arrest warrant has been issued against Niraj Rai, son of Indrajit Rai, for his alleged involvement in sending Nepalis to the United States in the guise of Bhutanese refugees. Sita Ram Rijal, spokesperson at the District Police Range, Kathmandu, confirmed that an arrest warrant has been issued against Niraj. “As Rai’s son Niraj was also found involved in sending the Nepalis to the United States by issuing fake documents of refugees, the Kathmandu District Court issued the arrest warrant,” he said.

He said that Niraj is on the run.

Rai, security advisor of former Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, was arrested from Sunakothi, Lalitpur on Tuesday morning. Earlier, police had apprehended Keshav Dulal, Tanka Kumar Gurung, Sanu Bhattarai and Sagar Rai involved in the same incident.