Special Court Allows Seven-Day Custody for Vishnu Poudel for Investigation

Special Court Kathmandu has granted permission to extend the detention of CPN-UML Vice-Chairman and former minister Bishnu Poudel for seven days for investigation on Tuesday.

The bench of judges Narayan Prasad Poudel, Hemant Rawal, and Umesh Koirala granted the permission. The request was to keep Poudel in custody for 20 days.

He was arrested from Surkhet on the recommendation of the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, citing suspicious transactions with businessman Deepak Bhatta, who is under investigation for money laundering.

Poudel was brought to Kathmandu from Surkhet on Monday based on a letter from the Department of Money Laundering Investigation.

He was arrested from Shubha Hotel located in Birendranagar Municipality-3. He was brought to Kathmandu by road this morning.

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