Nabin Raj Basnet arrested in 13-year-old sandalwood smuggling case
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Nepalese authorities arrested Nabin Raj Basnet in connection with a 13-year-old sandalwood smuggling case. The arrest is linked to a broader investigation into alleged connections with associates of former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and suspected judicial intermediaries.
The arrest comes amid a wider investigation into Basnet’s alleged links with people close to former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and suspected judicial middlemen.
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