Police probe Rabi Lamichhane and wife Nikita's bank transactions

Kathmandu, November 29 — The police have gathered the bank account details of Rabi Lamichhane, the president of the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and his wife Nikita Paudel.

The investigation is part of a case related to money laundering, as the authorities are looking into their financial transactions.

Lamichhane, who was arrested on charges of embezzling funds from Surya Darshan, is also being investigated for money laundering. The police have secured a court order to detain him while the investigation continues.

According to a senior police official, Rabi and Nikita have been found to have conducted transactions worth approximately 210 million rupees through their bank accounts. Rabi conducted transactions of 82.6 million rupees via Global IME Bank and 21 million rupees through Siddhartha Bank.

Nikita Paudel was found to have conducted transactions through Nepal Bank Limited and Siddhartha Bank. These transactions occurred after 2012.

Investigating officers from the Pokhara District Police Office and the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) are working to trace the sources of their assets. One of the officers involved in the investigation stated, "We are searching for the source of nearly 210 million rupees."

Under the law, investigations can also be conducted into the assets of the accused person's family members in money laundering cases.