KATHMANDU: The Rupandehi District Court has given another date to Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane on 23 Baisakh 2082 BS.

Former Home Minister Lamichhane, who was granted bail of 10 million rupees following a closed hearing in the Supreme Cooperative fraud case in Butwal, arrived at the Rupandehi District Court today to ascertain the date of the initial proceedings.

Court Shrestedar Yagyamurti Gyawali informed that the next date has been given on 23 Baisakh. He also said that the date of Rabi has been fixed on Monday, and he was present in the court to understand the same date.

The District Government Attorney’s Office had registered a supplementary case against 22 people, including Lamichhane, in the Supreme Cooperative fraud and organized crime case at the Rupandehi District Court on 5 Magh.

In that case, the bench of Judge Pralhad Kumar Yogi of the Rupandehi District Court had ordered the release of Lamichhane on a bail of Rs 10 million, to be determined later, saying that based on the evidence immediately received, there was no reasonable basis to believe that he had committed any crime.