Police arrest Nawaraj Aryal for spreading false information in Nirmala Panta case
The CIB is also questioning Aryal couples, along with the host of Prime Time Television, Rishi Dhamala.
KATHMANDU: Police have arrested Nawaraj Aryal of Gorkha for spreading false information in a television interview about the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta from Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur.
Following the broadcast of Aryal’s statement, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the police interrogated him on Tuesday and subsequently released him on bail.
For further investigation, the CIB is also questioning Aryal couples, along with the host of Prime Time Television, Rishi Dhamala, according to CIB Information Officer, Superintendent of Police Hobindra Bogati.
“All the claims made by Aryal on television are false,” Superintendent Bogati stated. “We have summoned Aryal, his spouse, and the host Rishi Dhamala for further questioning.”
According to the police, Aryal, who falsely identified himself as a driver for the Drinking Water Department, fabricated a story in the interview, claiming he witnessed the rape of Nirmala when he arrived in Kanchanpur.
