An arrest warrant has been issued for former prime minister and outgoing Nepal Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, former foreign minister Arzu Rana Deuba.
According to a source at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the warrant has been issued on charges related to money laundering.
“An arrest warrant for them has been obtained from the court on charges of money laundering, and the necessary procedures are underway,” the source said.
On September 9 last year, an arson attack occurred at Deuba’s residence in Budhanilkantha. The Deuba couple sustained injuries during the incident. At the time, videos were circulated claiming that partially burnt cash was also discovered in the the house.
The Deuba couple are currently in Hong Kong for medical treatment.