Special Court grants seven-day custody of former finance minister Paudel

DMLI holds UML vice-chair Paudel for seven days after statements from businessmen in Deepak Bhatta-linked probe.

The Special Court on Tuesday authorised the Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DoMLI) to keep CPN-UML vice-chair and former finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel in custody for seven days for investigation over allegations of abusing authority to facilitate the undervaluation of high-value shares.