World News | Nepal Police Arrests Son of Former Vice President on Gold Smuggling Case from China
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Nepal Police on Friday apprehended Dipesh Pun, son of former Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, in connection to the case involving gold smuggling from China.
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 15 (ANI): Nepal Police on Friday apprehended Dipesh Pun, son of former Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, in connection to the case involving gold smugglingfrom China.
Along with the gold smuggling charges, the arrest of Pun also comes in connection with cooperative frauds.
Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane confirmed the detention of Dipesh from Kathmandu late on Friday evening. Pun has been on the run after recording his statement with the Central Intelligence Bureau in September last year.
Investigating the authority of the Nepal Police, the CIB interrogated the son of the former Vice President for his suspected involvement in the smuggling of 61 kilograms of gold seized from the premises of Tribhuvan International Airport in July 2023.
Also Read | Turkey Boat Capsize: 21 Killed After Migrant Boat Sinks off Aegean Coast; Four Rescued.
Pun went off the radar after recording the statement, despite the condition that he be present as and when needed in the course of the investigation.
On February 5, depositors of the Pokhara-based Suryadarshan Savings and Credit Cooperatives had submitted a complaint to the district police against three people, including Rastriya Swatantra Party chair Lamichhane, now home minister.
The cooperative victims had presented the details to the district police also against Dipesh, former chair of the cooperative Gyan Bahadur Bomjan and 15 different companies.
Dipesh is alleged to have exploited his father's position to facilitate gold smuggling from China. (ANI)
(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)