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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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#13028408

26 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Black Friday banner in the shop window in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall as Black Week attracts customers in central Krakow, Poland on November 26, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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#13028409

26 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Black Friday banner in the shop window in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall as Black Week attracts customers in central Krakow, Poland on November 26, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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#13028410

26 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Black Friday banner in the shop window in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall as Black Week attracts customers in central Krakow, Poland on November 26, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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#13028412

26 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Black Friday banner in the shop window in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall as Black Week attracts customers in central Krakow, Poland on November 26, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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#13028407

26 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Black Friday banner in the shop window in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall as Black Week attracts customers in central Krakow, Poland on November 26, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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#12982063

12 November 2025

BMW is seen in central Krakow, Poland on November 12, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation continues to slow down to its standard level this year

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#12982059

12 November 2025

Polish Post logo is seen in central Krakow, Poland on November 12, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation continues to slow down to its standard level this year

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#12982057

12 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Galeria Krakowska shopping mall in central Krakow, Poland on November 11, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation continues to slow down to its standard level this year

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#12982061

12 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Galeria Bronowice shopping mall in central Krakow, Poland on November 12, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation continues to slow down to its standard level this year

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#12982056

12 November 2025

Consumers walk in front of Galeria Krakowska shopping mall in central Krakow, Poland on November 11, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation continues to slow down to its standard level this year

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#12942293

3 November 2025

Daily life in Warsaw, Poland on 02 November, 2025.

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#12867563

16 October 2025

Consumers walk in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall in central Krakow, Poland on October 15, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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#12867568

16 October 2025

Consumers walk in Empik shop in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall in central Krakow, Poland on October 15, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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#12867569

16 October 2025

Traditional Krakow rolls are seen in Galeria Krakowska shopping mall in central Krakow, Poland on October 15, 2025. Poland's economy grows and the inflation is expected to slow down to its standard level this year.

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