KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Rishikesh Pokharel’s wife Anjala Koirala, who is accused of involvement in embezzling funds from a cooperative, has appeared in court.
Koirala attended the Biratnagar High Court on Wednesday to give a statement. The hearing regarding her detention is expected to begin shortly after her appearance in court.
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The High Court had issued an arrest warrant against Koirala and 25 others in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Uma-Gauri Agricultural Cooperative in Dhanpalthan-4, Morang. Koirala had been absconding since the court issued the arrest warrant on December 17.
