UML vice-chair Bishnu Paudel arrested in money laundering investigation
Summary
CPN-UML vice-chair Bishnu Paudel was arrested in Surkhet in connection with a money laundering investigation and is being transferred to Kathmandu.
Key Points
- CPN-UML vice-chair and former finance minister Bishnu Paudel was arrested in Surkhet on Monday.
- The arrest was made following a warrant issued by the Department of Money Laundering Investigation.
- Paudel was detained at the request of the Home Ministry and police are arranging to fly him to Kathmandu.
- Paudel traveled to Surkhet to attend UML's internal election review and organisational restructuring before his arrest.
