Kathmandu, Oct. 29 -- Details showing contact and transactions involving detained intermediary Inam Sapkota, Supreme Court Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma and Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal have become public. Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Bishwaraj Pokharel has also been linked to the controversy in the published material. Details of a conversation between fixer Sapkota and sitting Justice Phuyal concern a case pending at the Supreme Court.

On Thursday, Naya Patrika published details of a conversation between Phuyal and Sapkota, including their WhatsApp messages. The exchange reportedly begins with Sapkota sending the justice a screenshot of Rohit Gupta's habeas corpus petition. He then sends a "Good morning" message, followed by: "Ple...