गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Paul Shah released Nepal Paul Shah released KathmanduPati February 27, 2023 File Photo KATHMANDU – Actor Purna Bikram Shah a.k.a. Paul Shah who had been in police custody for a year on the conviction for rape has been freed. A complaint was filed at the District Police, Tanahu last year (February 23, 2022) alleging him of raping a minor and on February 27 he himself surrendered to the Tanahu police. The movie star had faced the case for the same offence at the Nawalpur Court as well which later pronounced him guilty on the pedophilia, slapping a jail term of two and half years and a fine of one million rupees against him. He moved the High Court Pokhara challenging the court verdict. A division bench of High Court judges Dilli Raj Acharya and Shreedhara Kumari Pudasaini on Sunday gave him a clean chit citing that prosecutors’ claim was not sufficient to prove him guilty. Shah’s lawyer senior advocate Kamala Mohan Wagle said he was acquitted of the charge as per the Patan High Court’s verdict on Sunday. However, the Tanahu Court had earlier granted him an acquittal on the case. 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 We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world
