SC order to forward criminal investigation against Agni Sapkota

Kathmandu: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order to continue the investigation into the murder case filed against former Speaker Agni Sapkota.

A joint bench of Chief Justice Prakash Singh Raut, Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla, Kumar Remi, Manoj Kumar Sharma, and Kumar Chundal issued the stay order to forward the investigation process against Sapkota.

Purnima Lama had filed a case with the Kavre District Police Office in 2016 over the kidnapping and murder of her husband, 48-year-old Arjun Lama of Kavre. Former Speaker Sapkota was named as an accused in the case.

Purnima had filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court after the police refused to register an FIR in the case related to the armed conflict.