Fake Bhutanese Refugee case: Supreme Court order to keep accused in custody

April 26, Kathmandu: The Supreme Court has stayed the order to the Patan High Court to keep seven persons including CPN (UML) leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and former secretary Teknarayan Pandey in custody as accused in fake Bhutanese refugees scam.

The bench of Justices Kumar Regmi and Tek Prasad Dhungana today denied the petition of the accused including Dr Indrajit Rai, the advisor of then Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, the main accused in the Bhutanese refugee case, Keshav Prasad Dulal, Sanu Bhandari, Sagar Rai and Sandesh Sharma to be released on bail.

Rayamajhi and others had appealed to the Supreme Court against the orders given by District Court Kathmandu and High Court Patan earlier to send them to prison for investigation.

The Court has however ordered to release Nepali Congress leader Angtawa Sherpa on bail.

Similarly, the court overturned the High Court Patan order to keep Jima Sherpeni, Tenji Puti Sherpeni, Pemwa Sherpa, Jima Sherpa, Lamdopa Sherpa and Soni Sherpa in custody.

Likewise, Govind Kumar Chaudhary has also been asked to be released on bail. The Apex Court has also ordered to release of Shamsher Miyan, the then Chair of the Central Haj Committee, on a general date.