Hearing Postponed in Fake Bhutanese Refugee Case Involving Former Home Ministers as Court Records Damaged in Fire
Summary
The hearing for a case against former Home Ministers and others accused of forging Bhutanese refugee identities for migration to the US has been postponed due to fire-damaged court files. The Kathmandu District Court will reschedule once evidence is retrieved.
Key Points
- The Kathmandu District Court postponed the hearing due to fire-damaged case files.
- The case involves allegations of fabricating Bhutanese refugee identities to facilitate migration to the United States.
- Thirty individuals, including former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and former Home Minister Balkrishna Khand, face charges including organized crime and forgery.
- The court has ordered retrieval of damaged files within seven days to reschedule the hearing.
