CIB submits investigation report of Lalita Niwas land grab case to District Attorney Office

The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police has submitted the investigation report with opinion to the District Attorney Office of Kathmandu in the Lalita Niwas land grab case.

CIB spokesperson Nawaraj Adhikari said that the report with suggestions has been submitted to the District Attorney Office on Tuesday morning after completing the investigation.

“The report prepared after carrying out an investigation for 57 days in the Lalita Niwas land grab case has been submitted to the District Attorney Office. It has been suggested that those arrested in that case be prosecuted for forgery and organized crime,” he said.

The CIB has given final shape to investigation after interrogating former prime minister duo Baburam Bhattarai and Madhav Nepal.

Of the 23 people arrested so far in the Lalita Niwas land scam, three were released through habeas corpus writ. The remaining 20 are being investigated by keeping them in custody.

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Then prime ministers, ministers, secretaries, Guthi Sansthan, officials of Land Revenue Office are involved in the case.

Police have arrested 20 people including Secretary at the Ministry of Communications Krishna Bahadur Raut, Bhatbhateni Supermarket operator Min Bahadur Gurung, former Election Commission commissioner Sudhir Kumar Sah, and former government employees in the Lalita Niwas land case.

Earlier, the CIB had submitted a report with the opinion that a case should be filed against 300 people after completing the investigation.

But the District Attorney Office returned the investigation report to the police recommending further investigation.