Dipesh Pun, the son of former vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun, has been arrested.
According to Bhim Dhakal, spokesperson for the Nepal Police Headquarters, Naxal, Dipesh was arrested by a team from the Nepal Police Headquarters on Friday evening.
Dipesh's arrest comes a day after the Inquiry Commission on Gold Smuggling submitted its report to Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane demanding action against 12 individuals including him and CPN (Maoist Center) Vice-chairman Krishna Bahadur Mahara among others.
Lamichhane submitted the commission’s report to Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal earlier on Friday.
Police had recorded Dipesh's statement in connection with the 60 kg gold smuggling case on suspicion of his involvement in the smuggling. He has also been linked to Butwal's Supreme Cooperative fraud case.
Police have not revealed over which case he was arrested.
The Cabinet meeting Friday evening has already transferred Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) Chief AIG Kiran Bajracharya who was also recommended for departmental action by the commission. AIG Shyam Lal Gyawali will now head the CIB.
The Cabinet meeting has also decided to immediately implement the recommendations made by the commission’s report.
The commission led by Dilli Raj Acharya submitted the 485-page report after investigating into the 60 kilograms of gold smuggled in disguise of brake shoes and nine kilograms as e-cigarettes.
It also conducted field inspection of seven different customs points including the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and the Rasuwagadhi border point. It again collected statements of 33 charged in the two cases of gold smuggling.
