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Congress MP Maya Rai has been arrested for investigation on the charge of misappropriation of Swarnalakshmi Savings and Loan Cooperative of Kathmandu, Police has informed Speaker Devraj Ghimire. The police, who arrested MP Rai on Saturday, informed Speaker Ghimire about it in the evening.
Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kathmandu Police Complex Hari Khatiwada has written to Speaker Ghimire informing about the arrest of MP Rai. Rai was arrested on the basis of Suman Khanal's complaint, according to the police. MP Rai was arrested by the police on Saturday from Budhanilkanth-10 Kapan.
An arrest warrant was issued against Rai, a central member of the Congress, by the Kathmandu District Court for the crime of cooperative fraud and organized crime. She was the co-secretary of the cooperative in 2074.
A case of fraud and organized crime was filed against 39 people including Gurkha Media Chairman Gitendrababu (GB) Rai, then Managing Director Ravi Lamichhane and former DIG of Nepal Police Chabilal Banjade Joshi in the charge of misappropriating the savings of Swarnalakshmi Cooperative.
Swarnalakshmi's 690 savers filed a complaint saying that 1 billion 1949 million 21 thousand 270 rupees were defrauded. During the investigation, a total of 5 thousand 669 savers of Swarnalakshmi were prosecuted with the conclusion that 2 billion 65 crore 95 lakh 59 thousand 58 rupees were systematically defrauded. When the
case was prosecuted, 34 people including the main accused GB Rai were absconding. It is mentioned in the indictment that from Swarnalakshmi to shareholders, various profit-making companies and unauthorized persons, money was illegally taken and embezzled on various dates. At that time, Rai was not made a defendant. After the
, the public prosecutor's office instructed to investigate him, and the police obtained an arrest warrant from the court. Rai was elected central member from tribal quota in the 14th Congress. She is a proportional member of parliament who is in the party chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba's group.
In the Swarnalakshmi cooperative fraud case, the Kathmandu District Court ordered Lamichhane to be released on a bond of Rs 60 lakh. Similarly, another accused Joshi was also ordered to be released on bail of Rs 50 lakh by the court.
