Kathmandu, April 4
A CPN-Maoist Centre lawmaker has reportedly convinced police to release a woman, accused of fraud, before going out of contact form police.
Hit Bahadur Tamang claimed that Menaka Pandit has a 45-day-old child to care care, and convinced police to release her on Tuesday evening, according to police.
Tamang had expressed his commitment to produce Pandit before police at 7 am on Wednesday morning. However, they did not show up.
Police could not contact them as both have their phones switched off.
Earlier, yesterday, police had arrested Pandit and Sanjaya Paudel in connection with a fraud charge.
Ambika Rana of Kirtipur-9 in Kathmandu had filed a complaint against them citing they defrauded her of Rs 5.5 million with an assurance of sell a land plot in Goldhunga of Kathmandu.
