Butwal, March 10 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman and former home minister Rabi Lamichhane on Monday moved the Butwal bench of the Tulsipur High Court, challenging the Rupandehi District Court's order to seek bail for his release in the Supreme Cooperative fraud and organised crime case.

He is facing a hearing on the case at the Rupandehi District Court today.

On January 26, a bench of Judge Pralhad Kumar Yogi of the Rupandehi District Court ordered authorities to release Lamichhane on a bail of Rs10 million on the condition that he appear on the scheduled dates. Forty-four days later, Lamichhane has now filed an appeal against this order at the high court. The District Government Attorney's Office has also appealed to the high cour...