Nagarjun Mayor Basnet sentenced to 8 years in prison, Rs 280 million fine
myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com · Tue Jul 01 03:15:00 GMT 2025
KATHMANDU, July 1: The Special Court has convicted Mohan Bahadur Basnet, Mayor of Nagarjun Municipality in Kathmandu, in a corruption and money laundering case, sentencing him to eight years and three months in prison and imposing a fine of over Rs 280 million. With the verdict, Basnet has been automatically suspended from his post.