Nepal, Aug. 25 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has filed a writ petition at the Butwal bench of the Tulsipur High Court, challenging the Rupandehi District Court's order to keep him in custody.

A single bench of Judge Narayan Prasad Sapkota at the Rupandehi District Court had earlier directed authorities to continue the investigation against Lamichhane while keeping him in detention.

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Lamichhane, who has been in custody since April 7 in connection with the Butwal-based Supreme Cooperative fraud case, is currently being held at Nakkhu prison. According to court official Ram Bahadur Kunwar, the writ petition seeks to overturn the la...