KATHMANDU, APRIL 2 Businessman Deepak Bhatt has been arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation. Sources said Bhatt was taken into custody from Kathmandu as part of a probe into alleged illicit financial activities. The Department of Money Laundering Investigation had earlier restricted his passport while conducting the investigation. Bhatt, who heads Infinity Holdings, has been under scrutiny over allegations of influencing political leaders and government officials to secure major public procurement contracts. Further investigation into the case is underway, officials said.