Court grants three-day remand for chef Santosh Shah in fraud investigation
Summary
Celebrity chef Santosh Shah has been granted three days remand by Kathmandu District Court amid a fraud investigation involving a restaurant business in Kathmandu.
Key Points
- Celebrity chef Santosh Shah was remanded for three days by Kathmandu District Court in a fraud investigation.
- Shah was arrested in Janakpur relating to a banking offence and transferred for further investigation in Kathmandu.
- Narayan Sah Sudi, Shah's business partner, was also arrested in connection with a restaurant venture in Gairidhara, Kathmandu.
- The complaint involves unpaid cheques issued in payment for a restaurant sold to Shah and Sudi.
- Santosh Shah is internationally recognized for promoting Nepali cuisine and gained fame from BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals in 2020.
