New Delhi, March 30 -- Authorities in Nepal have intensified a money laundering investigation involving three former prime ministers and two former ministers after initial inquiries revealed inconsistencies in their financial records and assets, according to The Kathmandu Post.

Nepal's Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DMLI), supported by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police, has launched a detailed probe into former prime ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba, KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, along with former ministers Arzu Rana Deuba and Deepak Khadka.

Khadka, who earlier served as minister for energy, water resources and irrigation, has been placed in seven-day custody following court approval.

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