Former Minister Deepak Khadka discharged from hospital following Supreme Court release order

Kathmandu. Former Minister Deepak Khadka has been discharged from the hospital. Khadka was arrested by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on Chait 15. Following his arrest, the Department of Money Laundering Investigation had been conducting an inquiry after obtaining a remand period.

Khadka was admitted to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital after falling ill while in custody. He remained in the hospital throughout the duration of the court-ordered remand. However, following the Supreme Court's release order on Thursday, he has now been discharged from the hospital.

Hospital sources confirmed that he was discharged on Friday. A division bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Shrikant Poudel had issued the order for his release in response to a habeas corpus writ. After vomiting while in custody, he was initially taken to Norvic Hospital before being transferred to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.