Israel job fraud case: Congress candidate Binita Khadka ordered released pending investigation

The court has ordered that Nepali Congress central member candidate Binita Khadka, who was arrested in a fraud case involving promises to send people to Israel as caregivers, be released from detention while the investigation proceeds. District Court, Kathmandu Judge Tejbahadur Khadka issued the order to release her on Monday. Khadka had been arrested from the venue of the Congress general convention.

According to the complaint filed with police, Chaulagain and others, claiming acquaintance with the prime minister's chief advisor, allegedly took more than 25 million rupees from 156 people by promising to send them to Israel.

In the same case, the police's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has also begun investigating Khadka and four others on charges of organized crime. The CIB had initially proceeded with the investigation only on charges of fraud against those arrested, with two people arrested at first.

CIB spokesperson SSP Anupam Shamsher Jabra confirmed that the investigation is now also being conducted on charges of organized crime. With the organized crime charge added, there is a provision allowing for investigation while keeping the accused in custody for up to 60 days.