Kathmandu, Aug 10 (PTI) A lawmaker of Nepal's ruling party - Nepali Congress - was on Thursday arrested by the police on charges of forging educational certificates.

A team of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police arrested Sunil Sharma from Kathmandu, Police spokesperson Kuber Kadayat said.

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The lawmaker has been accused of forging educational certificates. It is learnt that his 10+ plus certificate is fake.

Sharma, elected to the House of Representatives from Morang-3, is considered close to the Shekhar Koirala camp in the Nepali Congress.

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Police said it has informed the Speaker about the arrest of the lawmaker.

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