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Lamichhane was granted bail of Rs 6 million in connection with allegations of cooperative fraud involving the Swarnalakshmi Cooperative in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu: The Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Rabi Lamichhane, Chairperson of the Rastriya Swatantra Party and former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, on bail. 

Lamichhane was granted bail of Rs 6 million in connection with allegations of cooperative fraud involving the Swarnalakshmi Cooperative in Kathmandu. The decision was issued by a single bench led by Judge Madhav Prasad Adhikari.

Earlier, Lamichhane was granted bail in the Surydarshan Cooperative case by the District Court of Kaski with a bail of Rs 6.5 million. Previously, he had been in Kaski police custody for 84 days regarding the Surydarshan Cooperative case.