Nepal, June 3 -- Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Rabi Lamichhane's transfer process from Bhairahawa to Dillibazar Prison in Kathmandu is progressing as his pretrial custody period has been extended by the Supreme Court.

He is currently detained at the district prison in Bhairahawa on pretrial custody in the Supreme Cooperative fraud case. He has requested a transfer to Dillibazar Prison in Kathmandu.

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Authorities have initiated the necessary procedures following his request, but the Prison Management Department will make the final decision.

After the Supreme Court ordered Lamichhane to remain in custody, officials confirmed that his detentio...