Court Allows 1 More Day Custody for Medical Entrepreneur Durga Prasai
Summary
The Kathmandu District Court has allowed the Cyber Bureau to keep medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai in custody for one more day. He is being investigated under the Electronic Offenses Act after a complaint by Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Rachana Khadgi over a defamatory YouTube remark.
Key Points
- The Kathmandu District Court extended Durga Prasai’s custody by one day for further investigation by the Cyber Bureau.
- The Supreme Court had ordered Prasai to be presented in response to a habeas corpus writ filed by him.
- Police are investigating him under the Electronic Offenses Act after a complaint by Rastriya Swatantra Party MP Rachana Khadgi.
- The case stems from a YouTube remark in which Prasai allegedly made a defamatory statement about the MP post being exchanged with his son’s body.
