POKHARA, Jan 17: Dr Nicholas Bhusal, who was arrested for publicly sharing a photo of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Rabi Lamichhane while in custody in connection to the Suryadarshan Cooperative fraud case in Pokhara, has been released on a bail of Rs 50,000.
Authorities had arrested him on December 22 for violating the Electronic Transactions Act (cybercrime) and brought him to court the next day in Pokhara for a detention hearing in the Kaski District Court. Judge Nabaraj Dahal's bench ordered the investigation to continue while keeping him in custody. After the police investigation, the DGAO Kaski registered a case on Friday and presented Dr Bhusal in the court.
Dr Nicholas Bhusal who clicked RSP Chair Lamichhane’s custody p...
The District Government Attorney Office (DGAO) Kaski filed the case seeking a fine of Rs 100,000 and a five-year imprisonment for Bhusal. However, Judge Shankar Bahadur Rai's bench ordered Dr Bhusal's release on a bail of Rs 50,000.