Businessmen Deepak Bhatta and Sulav Agrawal, who are under investigation for money laundering, have been remanded in custody for an additional seven days.
On Wednesday, the bench of Judge Tilak Bahadur Karki at the Kathmandu District Court granted the extension.
The Department of Money Laundering Investigation had requested permission to keep them in custody for 30 days.
The department informed the court that the investigation has reached its final stage and that inquiries are also ongoing into related offenses under the Insurance Act and the Securities Act linked to the money laundering case.
The court granted a seven-day extension to allow time for preparing the prosecution report.