Fake Bhutanese Refugee Case: Former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and Others Convicted of Organized Fraud and State Against Offenses

Kathmandu. The Kathmandu District Court has convicted nine people, including former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, of offenses against the state in the fake Bhutanese refugee case. The bench of Judge Tej Bahadur Khadka found Keshav Prasad Dulal, Sanu Bhandari, Sagar Rai, Sandesh Sharma, Dr. Indrajit Rai, Bikram alias Govinda Kumar Chaudhary, Angtawa Sherpa, and Teknarayan Pandey guilty of organized fraud, as well as offenses against the state and integrated offenses.

Among those convicted, Govinda Kumar Chaudhary and Angtawa Sherpa were released on bail on April 26, 2024, by order of the Supreme Court. The district court has sentenced all nine individuals convicted of offenses against the state to 4 years imprisonment and a fine of 40,000 rupees under integrated offenses.