KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Pratik Thapa, accused of being involved in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam, to submit a statement in his defense. A single bench of Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla issued the order on Monday.
Pratik Thapa, the son of former Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, had filed a petition at the SC challenging the decisions of the Patan High Court and the Kathmandu District Court to send him to pre-trial detention. According to SC spokesperson Achyut Kuinkel, the court has ordered additional documentation after hearing Thapa's petition.
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Thapa was arrested on June 28 in connection with the case. After the Kathmandu District Court ordered his pre-trial detention, Thapa appealed to the Patan High Court. When the High Court upheld the district court's decision, he filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking bail.
