Kathmandu, October 7
The Department of Money Laundering Investigation has raided the homes of former chief justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana, several people close to him and relatives.
According to sources in the department and close to the Prime Minister, raids are underway at the homes of former chief justice Rana, Nabaraj Thapaliya, Dipak Timalsina and Narayan Dahal.
The sources said the money laundering team has also gone to the homes of some of Rana’s relatives. The team raided the homes of his brother Prabhu Shamsher Rana and his son-in-law Nabin Basnet. Important documents have been recovered from the homes of people close to Rana, the sources said.
Only a few days ago, a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested Rana from his home at midnight and held him in custody for 12 hours before releasing him.
