Top Bahadur Rayamajhi set for release on November 12
Summary
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi is set to be released from Dilli Bazar Prison on November 12 after the Kathmandu District Court granted him a sentence reduction under senior-citizen provisions. He was convicted in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam and had been serving a four-year sentence since November 2023.
Key Points
- Top Bahadur Rayamajhi will be released from prison on November 12 after a court granted him a sentence reduction.
- The Kathmandu District Court convicted him on July 14 in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam and sentenced him to four years in prison.
- The court applied a provision of the Senior Citizens Act that allows up to a 25 percent sentence reduction for eligible prisoners aged 65 to under 70.
- Rayamajhi remains liable for the fines imposed for fraud, organized crime, and offenses against the state.
