Former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana Taken to Police Office Amid Security Threat
Summary
Former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana was taken to the Metropolitan Crime Investigation Office in Teku after police cited a security threat, then released the following afternoon. The move sparked questions from political leaders and legal observers, with officials also linking it to a complaint filed through Hello Sarkar.
Key Points
- Police reached Cholendra Shamsher Rana’s Kathmandu residence around midnight and took him to the Crime Investigation Office in Teku citing a security threat.
- Rana initially refused to come out, but later agreed to go in his own car with his personal security officer after a brief conversation with police.
- Former Home Minister Janardan Sharma and CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel criticized the police action as unjustified.
- Police officials said a complaint filed through Hello Sarkar was also under review, and Rana was later released from custody on Sunday afternoon.
