Kathmadnu, April 22 -- Home Minister Sudan Gurung resigned on Wednesday.

His resignation comes at a time when controversies have surfaced in recent days over his alleged business links with businessman Deepak Bhatta, who is under probe for money laundering offences.

Gurung announced his resignation through social media. "To ensure an impartial investigation into matters related to me and to avoid any conflict of interest while in office or any impact on the process, I have resigned from the post of Home Minister, effective from today," he wrote on Facebook.

The Home Minister also said he has taken the questions raised at the public level in recent days regarding his investments, including in shares, seriously.

"For me, ethics is great...