गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Dipesh Pun held on charge of involvement in gold smuggling Nepal Dipesh Pun held on charge of involvement in gold smuggling KathmanduPati March 15, 2024 File Photo KATHMANDU – Dipesh Pun, son of former Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, has been arrested on charge of his involvement in gold smuggling. Spokesperson of Nepal Police, DIG Bhim Prasad Dhakal, informed that Pun was arrested from Kathmandu on Friday. It was disclosed with investigation that Dipesh Pun had close connection with Dawa Chhiring, the mastermind behind smuggling of nearly 61 kg of gold, which was confiscated from the customs office of Tribhuvan International Airport last June. The commission formed on investigation of gold smuggling had submitted its report to the Home Minister yesterday. The report had implicated Pun in the smuggling. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework 16 percent of children are malnourished in Madhesh RSP delegation holds talks with BJP leadership Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court Female officer placed in charge of armed force after 50 years United front against China -Suresh Sharma