Parsa, June 15 -- The District Government Attorney's Office in Parsa has filed a charge-sheet at the Parsa District Court against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane and 28 others in connection with a large-scale cooperative fraud and organised crime case.

The case relates to the alleged misappropriation of Rs115.6 million from Sano Paila Savings and Credit Cooperative, headquartered in Birgunj-6, Adarshnagar. The charge sheet, filed on May 13, seeks recovery of the embezzled amount and imprisonment of six to eight years for Lamichhane under Section 124 of the Cooperatives Act 2017. Additional punishment has been sought under the Organised Crime Control Act 2013, which allows for an extra 50 percent jail term on top of t...