KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Anti-corruption activist Bharat Jangam has been arrested in the Sai Swagat Cooperative fraud case.
Bharat Jangam, the former chairman of the Baneshwar-based cooperative, was apprehended by a team of police from the Kathmandu District Police Range.
SSP Basanta Rajaure of the Kathmandu District Police Range said that an investigation will be started after obtaining a remand order from the court.
Nikita Paudel, the wife of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chairperson Rabi Lamichhane, is a former vice-chairperson of Sai Swagat Cooperative.