Butwal- The District Court, Rupandehi, has also ordered the release of Rabi Lamichhane on bail on charges of cooperative fraud.

The court has ordered the release of Lamichhane, who is accused of being involved in irregularities in the money deposited by savers in the Supreme Cooperative in Butwal, on a bail of Rs 10 million.

In the detention argument before Judge Pralhad Kumar Yogi, government lawyers had argued that Lamichhane should be sent to detention, saying that the justice of the victims would be affected if he remain outside. However, lawyers for Lamichhane’s side had argued that the state is taking revenge trying to put him in the custody.

Lamichhane had earlier been ordered to be released on a bail of Rs 6.5 million in the Surya Darshan Cooperative case in Pokhara and on a bail of Rs 6 million in the Kathmandu District Court in the Swarna Lakshmi Cooperative case in Kalimati.

A case was registered against Rabi in the District Court, Rupandehi based on the investigation conducted by the Area Police Office, Butwal.

The government prosecutor had claimed in the indictment that his involvement in the cooperative fraud was confirmed based on the check signed by Lamichhane used to pay the amount to the cooperative, the payment made to Mrs. Nikita Poudel, and the transfer of ownership of the company based on false statements.