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#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13028435

26 November 2025

Gen-Z activist Miraj Dhungana (wearing glasses) scuffles with police on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028437

26 November 2025

Gen-Z activist Miraj Dhungana (wearing glasses) scuffles with police on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028438

26 November 2025

Gen-Z activist Miraj Dhungana (wearing glasses) scuffles with police on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028439

26 November 2025

Gen-Z activist Miraj Dhungana (wearing glasses) scuffles with police on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028440

26 November 2025

Gen-Z activists are surrounded by police as they scuffle with security forces on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028441

26 November 2025

Nepal Police detain a Gen-Z activist as they scuffle with security forces on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028442

26 November 2025

Nepal Police detain a Gen-Z activist as they scuffle with security forces on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028444

26 November 2025

Gen-Z activist Miraj Dhungana (wearing glasses) scuffles with police on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028445

26 November 2025

Nepal Police detain a Gen-Z activist as they scuffle with security forces on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028446

26 November 2025

Gen-Z activist Miraj Dhungana (wearing glasses) scuffles with police on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13028447

26 November 2025

Nepal Police detain a Gen-Z activist as they scuffle with security forces on the road outside the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, Nepal, on November 26, 2025. The youths, who surround Singha Durbar a day earlier, reach Baluwatar in protest, demanding reforms and a meeting with Prime Minister Sushila Karki. Police remove them from the road, leading to a short period of pushing and tension between the two sides. Dhungana and his group stage daily demonstrations. Their frustration grows after being denied a meeting with the prime minister.

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#13021951

24 November 2025

Devotees of spiritual leader Sadhguru and members of the Oli Auliya Ashekan Parishad hold a protest outside the National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2025, demanding the release of folk singer Abul Sarkar. Sarkar, president of the Bangladesh Baul Association, is detained by detectives in Madaripur on November 19 following allegations of defamation of religion during a musical event in Jabra, Ghior, Manikganj district earlier this month.

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#13021954

24 November 2025

Devotees of spiritual leader Sadhguru and members of the Oli Auliya Ashekan Parishad hold a protest outside the National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2025, demanding the release of folk singer Abul Sarkar. Sarkar, president of the Bangladesh Baul Association, is detained by detectives in Madaripur on November 19 following allegations of defamation of religion during a musical event in Jabra, Ghior, Manikganj district earlier this month.

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#13021955

24 November 2025

A Bangladeshi poet, philosopher, human rights activist, and environmentalist, Farhad Mazhar, speaks with a journalist. Devotees of spiritual leader Sadhuguru and members of the Oli Auliya Ashekan Parishad hold a protest outside the National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 20, 2025, demanding the release of folk singer Abul Sarkar. Sarkar, president of the Bangladesh Baul Association, is detained by detectives in Madaripur on November 19 following allegations of defamation of religion during a musical event in Jabra, Ghior, Manikganj district earlier this month.

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