INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, October 14
Krishna Bahadur Mahara, former speaker of the House of Representatives who was taken into police custody for
investigation into attempt-to-rape charge levelled against him, will be presented at Kathmandu District Court tomorrow.
As the court is
currentlyclosed for an extended period, Mahara arraignment has been postponed.
&We will be taking him to the court immediately after it
A medical superintendent will be accompanying Mahara,& said a police source on condition of anonymity.
Further procedures for investigation
will be set in motion when the court opens, added the police source.
Mahara, who was held in custody at Metropolitan Police Circle, Singha
Durbar, is currently admitted to Thapathali-based Norvic Hospital after he complained of chest pain since Thursday afternoon
Mahara has been under medication for respiratory ailments and blood pressure since long.
The hospital however is unsure when Mahara will be
&His blood pressure is fluctuating and doctors are treating him
We can&t tell anything about his discharge date now,& said Rajendra Bahadur Singh, executive director at Norvic Hospital.
&As per today
report Mahara blood pressure has fallen sharply
He needs to be continuously monitored,& said a hospital source.
Roshani Shahi, a nurse at the Parliament Secretariat had lodged First
Information Report on October 4 alleging that Mahara attempted to rape her
In the FIR, she also charged Mahara of using violence against her.
On September 30, Shahi had accused Mahara of trying to rape her the night
before, at her rented apartment in Tinkune
Mahara had then resigned from the post of speaker on October 1 following the allegation.
He was arrested from his official residence in
Punishment for attempt to rape case is a jail term of three years along with a fine of Rs 30,000.
The case should be filed in thecourt
through the office of the district attorney within 25 days following the arrest of the crime suspect.
Police are required to present Mahara
before the court seeking extension of his remand to judicial custody.
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