Kathmandu, March 18
Vice-chairperson of the CPN Maoist Center, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who was arrested in the gold smuggling case, has been taken to the district court.
The public prosecutor is preparing to request permission to detain him for 7 days for investigation in the gold case. Mahara was arrested from Kapilvastu after the gold committee headed by former judge Dilliraj Acharya recommended the case.
Soon after, he was brought to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB). A close relationship was seen with Chinese citizen Dawajin Wang, who was involved in gold smuggling through electronic cigarettes (Vape). Mahara’s son, Rahul Mahara, is in custody awaiting trial in the case involving gold smuggling through vape.
CIB chief AIG Shyam Gyawali says a detailed investigation will be conducted on him during the extended period.
