Kathmandu, December 12
A cybercrime case has been filed against controversial medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai, accusing him of violating the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008.
The Kathmandu District Court registered the case on Wednesday following an investigation report submitted by the Cyber Bureau. Kathmandu District Government Attorney Office Chief, Sandesh Shrestha, confirmed the filing of the case.
While the cybercrime case has progressed to court, Prasai is also under investigation by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) for charges of criminal breach of trust and organised crime.
Prasai was arrested on November 20 from his residence in Bhaktapur after making serious allegations against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in a public statement. The police initiated an investigation under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008 after discovering that the “evidence” he shared on social media was falsified.
During the investigation, another case involving threats and extortion in the name of Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi also surfaced. The CIB’s probe revealed that the threats were linked to Prasai, following the arrest of Harichandra Phuyal, alias Navin Pradhan, a 36-year-old from Charali, Jhapa. Phuyal confessed to making extortion calls under Prasai’s direction, leading to further investigations into criminal breach of trust and organized crime against Prasai.
