Seven persons including Bhatbhateni Supermarket Chairman Min Bahadur Gurung have been arrested in the Lalita Niwas land grab case. A team of Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police nabbed Sudhar Kumar Sah, Dharma Prasad Gautam, Kaladhar Deuja, Gopal Karki, Surendra Kapali and Bhupendra Man Shrestha from various places today. Sah is also a former election commissioner.

Nepal Police spokesperson Kuber Kathayat informed that they were arrested in connection with the Lalita Niwas land grab case.

It has been learnt that they will be presented before the government attorney office today itself to extend the remand. Spokesperson Kathayat said that the necessary investigation will be started after the extension of the remand. Bhatbhateni Supermarket Chairman Gurung was released after posting a bail of Rs 20 million set by the Special Court on February 3, 2021. Earlier on January 6, the CIB had submitted a report of investigation to the government attorney office making 300 people defendants in the Lalita Niwas case.