Overview
- The Kathmandu District Court, which approved warrants Tuesday on a request from the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, authorized police to arrest Sher Bahadur Deuba and Arzu Rana Deuba.
- The couple left Nepal on February 26 for medical treatment in Singapore and are now reported to be in Hong Kong.
- Officials said notices could be served through Nepal’s mission in Hong Kong, and reports say an Interpol Red Notice may follow if they do not return.
- The inquiry traces back to last September’s youth-led protests, after forensic tests confirmed burnt cash found at political homes, including the Deubas’ Budhanilkantha residence, was real.
- Deuba denied wrongdoing, saying false claims about his family’s assets are spreading and that he has already filed full property details, as the new government advances related cases that also ensnared former PM K. P. Sharma Oli and ex–home minister Ramesh Lekhak.