Cooperative Fraud: RPP MP Basnet released on 1.5 million bail

He was released on bail by the bench of Judge Kamal Prasad Gyawali of East Nawalparasi. She was on the run for the last one year after being accused of embezzling funds from the cooperative in Kawasoti, East Nawalparasi.

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Cooperative Fraud: RPP MP Basnet released on 1.5 million bail

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Gita Basnet, federal parliament member of RPP, who has been absconding for a year, was released from the court on Wednesday after paying a bond of 1.5 million.

He was released on bail by the bench of Judge Kamal Prasad Gyawali of East Nawalparasi. The amount of the cooperative in Kawasoti in East Nawalparasi  She was on the run for the last one year after being accused of embezzlement.

'Today I have come to discuss this issue. During the argument, I thought that she would go to jail, but she escaped,' said District Government Prosecutor Surendra Kafle. The investigation report at that time pointed out that Chhihape Sahakari had invested 96 lakh rupees in the Krishnasar resort of Bardia where Basnet was the chairman. Based on that, District Police Office East Nawalparasi registered a case of co-operative fraud against him for misappropriation of funds. 

Basnet, who has been absconding ever since the case was registered, appeared at the District Court East Nawalparasi at 10:30 am on Wednesday along with two lawyers. On Wednesday, the same day as the court appearance, Basnet was released during the custody debate. An arrest warrant was also issued against him by the order of the district court. Basnet is a member of the House of Representatives on the proportional side from RPP. 

Basnet's son-in-law, Nagendra Rimal, was the secretary of the cooperative, and the investigation showed that the money was illegally invested in Krishnasar Resort. Rimal is currently in custody. Advocate Bhupendra Khanal, who argued on behalf of Basnet, filed a petition on Wednesday morning and informed that Basnet had left after the argument.

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