Congress central member candidate Vinita Khadka arrested for fraud over promise to send people to Israel

Police have arrested Vinita Khadka, a candidate for the post of Nepali Congress central member, on charges of defrauding people by promising to send them to Israel. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested her on Friday afternoon.

Khadka is a candidate for the open women's category for the central member post in Congress's ongoing 15th General Convention. According to Deshsanchar, she was arrested while she was still campaigning for votes at the convention.

The CIB had already arrested four people earlier in connection with the Israel fraud case. With Khadka's arrest, the number of people arrested in this case has reached five.

Voting under Congress's 15th General Convention took place on Friday. While the result for the president's post has already been made public, counting for the remaining posts, including central member, is still pending.