UML vice-chair Bishnu Paudel arrested in money laundering probe linked to Bhatta case

The former finance minister was arrested after a businessman’s statement and allegations of pressure in a disputed share transfer.

CPN-UML vice-chair and former finance minister Bishnu Paudel was arrested on Monday in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation. The Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DMLI), which has been investigating Paudel, issued an arrest warrant, following which police in Surkhet district in western Nepal took him into custody.