Bhairahawa, April 7 -- The Rupandehi District Court on Monday ordered the detention of Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane in district prison in a case of cooperative fraud and organised crime.

The court issued the order after the police presented Lamichhane, who is also the former managing director of Gorkha Media Network, in line with a judicial custody order.

Earlier in the morning, Police presented former home minister Lamichhane in court after the written order was received from the Butwal bench of Tulsipur High Court.

Security measures have been enhanced in Bhairahawa, with both the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force deployed along the route to the court and in surrounding areas.

Lamichhane was arrested in Kat...