गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Former MP Rai arrested for sending Nepalis to US as Bhutanese refugees Nepal Former MP Rai arrested for sending Nepalis to US as Bhutanese refugees KathmanduPati May 02, 2023 KATHMANDU – Police have arrested former parliamentarian Indrajit Rai for his involvement in sending Nepalis to the United States in the guise of Bhutanese refugee. Rai was nabbed from Saukhel in Lalitpur today morning, according to Chief of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Minbhawan, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dr Manoj Kumar KC. Arrested Rai, who also served as a security advisor to the then Minister of Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa, has now been kept at Police Range, Kathmandu. Police held him after news about Rai’s involvement in sending Nepalis to the USA in the guise of Bhutanese refugee was published and broadcasted. Earlier police arrested five people on the same charge. Sandesh Sharma of Dang, Keshav Dulal and Sagar Rai of Morang, Sanu Bhandari of Lalitpur and Kumar Gurung of Panchthar were arrested, said SSP KC. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? Supreme Commander Ganeshman Singh’s 23rd Memorial Day being observed today Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair Suzuki Dzire In a New Premium Avatar Health post in Humla village sans workforce, shut down for nearly a month
