Poudel was arrested from Surkhet on Monday. Police said he was arrested for money laundering investigations.
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UML Vice-Chairman and former Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel, who was arrested on charges of helping controversial businessman Deepak Bhatta to gain business benefits, has been brought to the Money Laundering Investigation Department by the police.
Poudel was arrested from Surkhet on Monday. The police have said that he was arrested for money laundering investigation.
‘It is seen that he worked to benefit Deepak Bhatta’s business. The fact that he did that work has also been revealed from the statements of various parties,’ said an official involved in the investigation, ‘It seems that former Finance Minister Poudel pressured a businessman to sell shares of a company to Deepak Bhatta’s company at a cheap price. When the businessman asked what he would gain by selling shares at a cheap price, Poudel had assured him of four beneficial tasks. Some of these tasks were completed when Poudel was the Finance Minister, while others were not. On that basis, he has been arrested for investigation.’
