The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested Pushpa Raj Bhattarai, a joint secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for allegedly issuing illegal travel documents to Tibetan refugees.
The Arrest of Joint Secretary
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police arrested Pushpa Raj Bhattarai on Monday. He was arrested from Kageshwori Manohara Municipality. He is currently working as joint secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bhattarai is accused of issuing illegal travel documents to Tibetan refugees.
Details of the Charges
The case against him is about passport offense. It is alleged that he issued travel documents to five Tibetan refugees using fake papers. Even though this incident happened long ago in 2068 B.S., the case was registered against him only in Chaitra 2082.
Last Monday, the District Government Attorney Office in Kathmandu filed the passport offense case at the Kathmandu District Court. Because Bhattarai did not present himself in court during filing of the case, the court issued an arrest warrant against him.
Based on that warrant, the CIB team arrested him. The CIB Chief, AIG Uma Chaturvedi, said that they will present Bhattarai to the Kathmandu District Court to start further legal process.
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