Police arrest 'disqualified' PLAs absconding with Rs. 1.5 m govt money

Police have arrested four 'disqualified' PLAs who were absconding with Rs 1.5 million issued by the government to the former Maoist combatants.

Police arrested 23-year-old Lelin Bista, Lalchandra BK, Bharat Rokaya and Ramesh Basyal from Naya Bus Park on Wednesday.

The four were on the run after cashing a cheque issued by the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction on Tuesday. An investigation is on, said police. nepalnews.com