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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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#12766368

17 September 2025

Protesters hold a banner and placards as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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17 September 2025

Protesters hold a banner and placards as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766370

17 September 2025

Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15 and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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17 September 2025

Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15 and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766372

17 September 2025

Protesters hold a banner and placards as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766373

17 September 2025

Protesters take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766374

17 September 2025

Protesters take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766375

17 September 2025

Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15 and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766376

17 September 2025

Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15 and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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17 September 2025

Protesters take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766378

17 September 2025

A protester holds a placard reading ''save Gaza, stop Israel'' during the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766379

17 September 2025

A protester holds a placard reading ''save Gaza, stop Israel'' during the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766380

17 September 2025

A protester holds a placard reading ''save Gaza, stop Israel'' during the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15, 2025, and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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#12766381

17 September 2025

Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they take part in the 'Stop the Genocide' rally in support of Gaza, at Place de la Republique, in Paris, France, on September 17, 2025. Israel's army says on September 17, 2025, it opens a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashes a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on September 15 and pushes its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It comes as a United Nations probe accuses Israel of committing ''genocide'' in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials incite the crime.

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