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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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#12986639

14 November 2025

A view of the damaged bedroom after Indian forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar Nabi on November 14, 2025. Indian government forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar, who is allegedly a key suspect in the Red Fort car bombing that kills 13 people in New Delhi earlier this week.

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#12986641

14 November 2025

A view of the damaged bedroom after Indian forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar Nabi on November 14, 2025. Indian government forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar, who is allegedly a key suspect in the Red Fort car bombing that kills 13 people in New Delhi earlier this week.

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#12986642

14 November 2025

A view of the damaged bedroom after Indian forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar Nabi on November 14, 2025. Indian government forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar, who is allegedly a key suspect in the Red Fort car bombing that kills 13 people in New Delhi earlier this week.

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#12986643

14 November 2025

A view of the damaged bedroom after Indian forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar Nabi on November 14, 2025. Indian government forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar, who is allegedly a key suspect in the Red Fort car bombing that kills 13 people in New Delhi earlier this week.

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#12986647

14 November 2025

A view of the damaged bedroom after Indian forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar Nabi on November 14, 2025. Indian government forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar, who is allegedly a key suspect in the Red Fort car bombing that kills 13 people in New Delhi earlier this week.

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#12986648

14 November 2025

A view of the damaged bedroom after Indian forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar Nabi on November 14, 2025. Indian government forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar, who is allegedly a key suspect in the Red Fort car bombing that kills 13 people in New Delhi earlier this week.

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14 November 2025

A view of the damaged bedroom after Indian forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar Nabi on November 14, 2025. Indian government forces destroy the house of Dr. Umar, who is allegedly a key suspect in the Red Fort car bombing that kills 13 people in New Delhi earlier this week.

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#12675420

25 August 2025

APF personnel work to control a protest by scrap dealers and workers outside the Kathmandu Metropolitan City office in Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 25, 2025. Organized by the Scrap Dealers Society, the demonstrators demand protection of their constitutional right to conduct business, an end to alleged assaults, abductions, and abuses, and a halt to the demolition of their structures by city authorities. Protesters also call for legal action against municipal police involved in excesses, government measures to ensure their safety, and compensation for damages over the past two years.

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#12468094

12 June 2025

Nepal's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak arrives at the lower house of the Federal Parliament in Nepal on June 12, 2025. Minister Lekhak is at the center of attention in Nepali politics as the opposition continues to obstruct the house proceedings, demanding his resignation over alleged involvement in a visit visa scam.

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12 June 2025

Nepal's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak arrives at the lower house of the Federal Parliament in Nepal on June 12, 2025. Minister Lekhak is at the center of attention in Nepali politics as the opposition continues to obstruct the house proceedings, demanding his resignation over alleged involvement in a visit visa scam.

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#12466155

12 June 2025

Baek Hae-ryong, former chief superintendent of the Criminal Division at Yeongdeungpo Police Station, answers questions from reporters in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, about the launch of a joint investigation team into alleged drug smuggling involving Incheon Customs, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. In 2023, Baek, while investigating drug smugglers in Malaysia, reportedly uncovers evidence implicating an official at Incheon Customs in drug trafficking. He later alleges that senior officials from the Presidential Office under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, along with high-ranking police and customs authorities, attempt to cover up the case.

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#12466157

12 June 2025

Baek Hae-ryong, former chief superintendent of the Criminal Division at Yeongdeungpo Police Station, answers questions from reporters in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, about the launch of a joint investigation team into alleged drug smuggling involving Incheon Customs, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. In 2023, Baek, while investigating drug smugglers in Malaysia, reportedly uncovers evidence implicating an official at Incheon Customs in drug trafficking. He later alleges that senior officials from the Presidential Office under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, along with high-ranking police and customs authorities, attempt to cover up the case.

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#12466158

12 June 2025

Baek Hae-ryong, former chief superintendent of the Criminal Division at Yeongdeungpo Police Station, answers questions from reporters in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, about the launch of a joint investigation team into alleged drug smuggling involving Incheon Customs, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. In 2023, Baek, while investigating drug smugglers in Malaysia, reportedly uncovers evidence implicating an official at Incheon Customs in drug trafficking. He later alleges that senior officials from the Presidential Office under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, along with high-ranking police and customs authorities, attempt to cover up the case.

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#12466164

12 June 2025

Baek Hae-ryong, former chief superintendent of the Criminal Division at Yeongdeungpo Police Station, answers questions from reporters in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, Seoul, about the launch of a joint investigation team into alleged drug smuggling involving Incheon Customs, in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2025, at 10 a.m. In 2023, Baek, while investigating drug smugglers in Malaysia, reportedly uncovers evidence implicating an official at Incheon Customs in drug trafficking. He later alleges that senior officials from the Presidential Office under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration, along with high-ranking police and customs authorities, attempt to cover up the case.

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