Court Sends Aarti Rawal to Jail Pending Trial Over Offensive Facebook Posts Against Supreme Court Judges

Kathmandu. The Kathmandu District Court has ordered Aarti Rawal (Giri) to be remanded in judicial custody pending trial in an electronic crime case involving allegedly defamatory and abusive social media posts targeting Supreme Court judges.

A bench of Judge Umanath Gautam issued the order on Wednesday under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2006, directing that Rawal be sent to the Central Jail Office, Jagannathdewal, until the case is concluded.