India, Sept. 13 -- KATHMANDU, Sep 13: Nakkhu Prison has denied taking responsibility for a letter that allowed former Home Minister and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chairman Rabi Lamichhane walk out of judicial custody during the Gen Z protest on September 9.
Lamichhane is supposed to be in custody until the final verdict in connection with the misappropriation of cooperative savings funds. On that fateful day, hundreds of his supporters had gathered outside the prison, forcing prison management to release him, citing a security threat to him inside.
Later, the Nakkhu Prison handed over Lamichhane to his wife, citing security concerns. He exited the facility in a vehicle, surrounded by a large crowd, waving to supporters on his way to ...