Lalita Niwas land scam: CIB presents report to District Government Attorney Office Office Chief Achyutmani Neupane confirmed that it received the report regarding the land scam from the CIB. Kathmandu 22 Aug, 2023
CIB quizzes former PMs Bhattarai, Nepal The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police, which has been investigating the Lalita Niwas land grab scam, today quizzed former prime ministers Baburam Bhattarai and Madhav Kumar Nepal. Kathmandu 22 Aug, 2023
1,385 foreigners doing time in Nepali prisons ​​​​​​​A total of 1,385 foreigners have been doing time in Nepal’s prisons for their involvement in various criminal activities as per data released by the Department of Prison Management in mid-July 2023. Nepal 21 Aug, 2023
18 more victims of fake refugee scam file complaints ​​​​​​​Eighteen more people have lodged complaints with the police in relation to the fake Bhutanese refugee scam. Kathmandu 15 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Probe from top layer The remaining political career of two former prime ministers — Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai — will come to an end, and they will be barred from contesting elections in the future if they are convicted on charges of transferring Lalita Niwas land to individuals through their cabinet decisions. Opinion 08 Aug, 2023
Probe top layer of pyramid, SC tells investigators The Supreme Court has directed investigating agencies probing forgery and organised crime charges in Lalita Niwas land grab case to immediately bring the higher ups (Cabinet decision makers) or people on the top of the pyramid that decided to transfer government land plots to private ownership within the scope of their investigation. Kathmandu 07 Aug, 2023
SC orders govt to release Secretary Krishna B Raut The Supreme Court has ordered the government to release Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Krishna Bahadur Raut, who had been kept in custody since July 9 in a forgery and organised crime case. Nepal 22 Jul, 2023
Lalita Niwas land-grab scam: Arrest warrants issued against four former secretaries Arrest warrants have been issued against four former secretaries on charge of their involvement in the Baluwatar-based Lalita Niwas land misappropriation scam. Kathmandu 07 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Organised crime The Lalita Niwas land grab scam has taken a new twist with it now also being labelled as organised crime. Opinion 06 Jul, 2023
Court allows probe under organised crime Kathmandu District Court on Tuesday allowed police to investigate the accused in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam under organised crime. Kathmandu 05 Jul, 2023
SC rebukes KDC for delay The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuked Kathmandu District Court for not adjudicating a criminal case filed against Abadh Lal Shah, a resident of Ward No 18 of Kathmandu metropolis, who has been in judicial custody for three years and three months awaiting trial. Kathmandu 29 Jun, 2023
Lalita Niwas scam: five more arrested A squad from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police apprehended them from different parts of Kathmandu. Kathmandu 27 Jun, 2023
