The District Public Prosecutors' Office, Kathmandu, halted recording statement of former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand after he informed that he was not feeling well on Monday. He remains in custody on the charge of his involvement in fake Bhutanese refugees scam.
The Office started recording statement of former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi after the statement with Khand was stopped. Rayamajhi, accused of involvement fake Bhutanese refugees scam, was remanded to judicial custody for three days today itself for investigation.
Chief of the Office, Joint Attorney General Achyut Mani Neupane said, "The statement from former Home Minister Khand was stopped after he informed that he was not feeling well while the statement was being record. So statement with former DPM Rayamajhi was started."
The office has already recorded the statement of 11 accused. A total of 13 people have been arrested on the charge of their involvement in sending Nepalis to USA under the guise of Bhutanese refugees. Three of the accused are absconding after an arrest warrant was released for them.
The District Court on Sunday had remanded 12 persons, who were already arrested in custody, for four days while Rayamajhi was sent to judicial custody for three days on Monday. He was arrested on Sunday.
Police have already issued arrest warrant against Niraj Rai and Pratik Thapa and they are absconding.
A total of 106 victims have filed complaints against them on the charge of cheating Rs 232 million.
Source: National News Agency-Nepal