May 14, Kathmandu – The district court in Kathmandu has allowed the police to detain former home minister Balkrishna Khad for four more days, who was arrested in the fake Bhutanese refugee case.

District Police Kathmandu, submitted an appeal to the District Court requesting permission to detain 12 other people including Khad for more time, saying that the investigation has not been completed.
The Kathmandu District Court allowed the police to keep them in custody for 4 more days and investigate.

Former Home Minister Khan, the then Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa’s advisor Indrajit Rai, Nepal Government Secretary Teknarayan Pandey, Sandeep Rayamajhi, son of UML leader and former minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Keshav Dulal, Sanu Bhandari, Tank Gurung, Sagar Thulung Rai are under investigation in the case of fake Bhutanese refugees.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and former Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal’s son Pratik Thapa has absconded after the arrest warrant was issued in the case of fake Bhutanese refugees.