Rupandehi — Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane has been released on bail of Rs 10 million in the cooperative fraud, organized crime and money laundering case at the Rupandehi District Court.

After the arguments of the defense lawyer, the counter arguments of the public prosecutor and the government lawyer on Sunday, Rupandehi District Court Judge Pralhad Kumar Yogi ordered the bail of Rs 10 million.

The District Government Attorney’s Office had registered a case against 22 people, including Lamichhane, in the Rupandehi District Court on Magh 22 for Supreme cooperative fraud and organized crime.

Lamichhane, who was arrested in connection with the investigation into the Surya Darshan Cooperative fraud case in Pokhara, was released on bail of Rs 6.5 million by the Kaski District Court on and on bail of Rs 6 million by the Kathmandu District Court in the Swarna Lakshmi Cooperative fraud case .