CIAA widens e-passport probe to include former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has brought former Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba within the scope of its investigation into last year’s e-passport procurement process.

On June 18, a team of investigators visited the Budhanilkantha residence of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, which was damaged during the September 9 General Protests, to serve a summons requiring his wife, Arzu Rana Deuba, to appear for questioning.