Jan 12, Kathmandu- The statement of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane, who appeared in the Kathmandu District Court in the cooperative fraud case, has ended. The statement began at 12:30 in the bench of District Judge Madhav Prasad Adhikari. The statement ended at 20:30. According to the court, the closed arguments will begin shortly.

He appeared in court on Sunday after a charge sheet was filed alleging that he had misappropriated funds from the Swarnalakshmi Multipurpose Cooperative. Police investigation has concluded that Gorkha Media Network illegally took Rs 57.898 million from the Swarnalakshmi Multipurpose Cooperative. The government lawyer has demanded the recovery of the Rs 57.898 million from Rabi.

As mentioned in the charge sheet, it has been found that Rs 7,510,200 was sent abroad through remittance. The police investigation has concluded that the amount was sent abroad in 2021 and 2022. It has been found that the amount was sent abroad in the name of Rabi Lamichhane. After being released on bail by the Kaski Court, he arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday after being released from the custody of the Kaski police for 84 days.