Kathmandu, Jan. 14 -- The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has decided to withdraw organised crime and money laundering charges filed against former home minister and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane in various district courts.

With the decision, government prosecutors in Kaski, Rupandehi, Kathmandu and Parsa will withdraw the organised crime and money laundering cases pending against Lamichhane. The OAG clarified that the cooperative fraud case against him will continue to be pursued unchanged.

"The cooperative fraud case stands as it is; approval has been granted to amend the charge-sheets only by withdrawing the organised crime and money laundering charges," the Attorney General's Office said.

Sabita Bhandari...