Man Who Threatened Nepal's Anti-Graft Chief and Other High-Profile Figures Extradited from Philippines

Kathmandu. Prakash Pathak, who threatened high-profile individuals including the Chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Prem Kumar Rai, has been brought to Nepal. He was arrested and brought to Nepal with the assistance of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).

SSP Ramesh Thapa of Kathmandu informed that Pathak, a resident of Kavre, was brought to Nepal on Wednesday. A diffusion notice had been issued against Pathak by Interpol.

After the notice was issued, he was located in the Philippines. Pathak had threatened CIAA Chief Prem Kumar Rai and 10 other high-profile individuals.

Claiming to be the chairman of an extremist organization, Pathak had threatened them by posting video and audio messages on the social media platform Facebook, traveling through India and Indonesia before reaching the Philippines. SP Rupesh Khadka from the Interpol branch of the police and an Inspector from the District Police Range, Kathmandu, went to the Philippines to bring Pathak back.

Pathak had threatened to kill Lokman Singh Karki, Gopal Bahadur Khadka, Ramesh Lekhak, Balkrishna Khand, Arzoo Rana, Om Bikram Rana, Hem Bahadur Gurung, Rameshchandra Thakuri, and Durga Prasai through videos posted on social media.

Police had previously arrested three individuals who were found to have 'connections' with Prakash Pathak. Those arrested were Sharanjang Shahi from Dhading, Toran Thapa Magar from Sarlahi, and Dhirendra Sunar from Bardiya.