Kathmandu, Aug 15:
Former Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday returned home to a rousing welcome from his supporters at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, five months after he had left for Singapore to get a “medical check-up”.
A large crowd of leaders and party workers, including former office-bearers of the party welcomed Deuba as he arrived at the airport via Thailand.
Supporters chanted slogans in support of Deuba who is facing both legal and political challenge at home as he was ousted by the contested Special General Convention in January.
Deuba had left the country on February 25 for Singapore, reportedly for a “medical check-up”, and stayed abroad for months as he faced a money-laundering investigation after large amounts of cash were seen being burnt by protesters at his residence during the GenZ movement in September last year.
Nepali authorities have already frozen his domestic assets and bank accounts as part of the ongoing investigation.
Days after the current government, led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, came to power, arrest warrants were issued against Deuba and his wife at the request of the Department of Money Laundering Investigation.