Rabi Lamichhane Kept Alone in Block No. 4 of Bhairahawa Prison

Rabi Lamichhane Kept Alone in Block No. 4 of Bhairahawa Prison

Former Home Minister and President of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, has been sent to Bhairahawa District Prison, Rupandehi, on Monday.

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According to the prison administrator Suresh Bhandari, Lamichhane has been kept alone in Block No. 4 of the prison. Bhairahawa prison has a total of four blocks. Block No. 1 and Block No. 2 are for other male prisoners, while Block No. 3 is reserved for female inmates.

Lamichhane is currently placed in Block No. 4, which has the capacity to accommodate 10 inmates. However, administrator Bhandari informed Onlinekhabar that there are no other prisoners in Block No. 4 at the moment.

Bhandari also mentioned that Lamichhane did not make any specific demands or request to be kept alone. “He has not expressed any complaints or demands,” Bhandari told Onlinekhabar. “We decided on our own to keep him alone in Block No. 4.”

Lamichhane was arrested from his residence

Lamichhane was arrested from his residence in Kathmandu last Friday night. He was initially kept in custody at the District Police Office, Kathmandu, he was flown to Gautam Buddha International Airport, Bhairahawa, at 9:12 AM via a Yeti Airlines flight and later kept in custody at the District Police Office, Rupandehi.

Due to government holidays, Lamichhane spent two days in police custody. Today, he was presented before the Rupandehi District Court, and after receiving the detention order, he was sent to the district prison.

Earlier, the Butwal bench of the Tulsipur High Court had ordered Lamichhane to be sent to judicial custody for further investigation in connection with the Supreem Cooperative fraud case. Judges Ramesh Dhakal and Swikriti Parajuli issued the order.

The Rupandehi District Court had previously ordered Lamichhane’s release on a bail of Rs 10 million (Nepali Rupees). Dissatisfied with this order, Lamichhane had appealed to the High Court.

The High Court overturned the District Court’s bail decision and ordered his detention, stating that decisions regarding bail or custody should depend on the nature of the crime, circumstances of the incident, the condition of the victim, and other relevant factors.

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