Biratnagar, Aug. 4 -- hour police raid of the residence and office of prominent Biratnagar industrialist Prakash Mundada on Monday ended without any seizure, drawing sharp criticism from the business community and raising questions about the credibility of the intelligence that prompted the operation.

A large number of police officers entered Mundada's residence in ward 7 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City, acting on what officials described as 'special intelligence'. Superintendent of Police Kabit Katawal, chief of the District Police Office in Morang, personally led the operation, accompanied by officers from the district police office, ward police units and the Area Police Office in Rani.

Several senior officers, including Deputy Superi...