Director Koirala detained

March 11, 2005
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Police have confirmed the arrest of Hare Ram Koirala, director at the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage. Koirala was arrested from his office in Panipokhari, Kathmandu on Wednesday.

The police informed that he has been detained at the district police office at Hanumandhoka for interrogation.

Responding to our query if he was detained on corruption charges, spokesperson of Nepal Police- Ramesh Chand- said, “He is under interrogation. He was not arrested on corruption charges. We arrested him on some other linkage,” he said. He did not elaborate.

It is first time that police arrested the first class government official.