UML Vice Chair Bishnu Paudel arrested on money laundering charge
Summary
Bishnu Paudel, Vice Chair of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), was arrested by police on charges of money laundering in Surkhet and is set to be flown to Kathmandu for further investigation.
Key Points
- Vice Chair of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), Bishnu Paudel, was arrested on a money laundering charge.
- Paudel was arrested at Shubh Hotel in Birendranagar-3, Surkhet at around 6 pm on Monday.
- He was taken by road to Nepalgunj and is expected to be flown to Kathmandu for further investigation due to security concerns.
- Paudel had come to Surkhet for a UML programme on election review and organisational restructuring.
