Former Energy Minister Flees Amidst Investigation
Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal stated that former energy minister Deepak Khadka has fled the country.
"We are now fully activating the Department of Money Laundering Investigation. Investigations into major leaders have already begun. Some have even started fleeing. The then-energy minister has already fled. Others are also trying to escape,"
Minister Aryal mentioned this in an interview published in the Naya Patrika Daily, citing the government's investigation into prominent leaders' assets as the reason for Khadka's departure.
- Deepak Khadka was the energy minister during the Gen Z movement on September 8-9.
- His house in Budhanilkantha was set on fire by demonstrators during the protests.
Author's summary: Former Nepali energy minister Deepak Khadka fled amidst investigations.