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Two more arrested in Lalita Niwas land scam
Central Investigation Bureau arrest two land revenue officers in connection to the case, taking the total number of arrests to 14.![Two more arrested in Lalita Niwas land scam](https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2023/third-party/thumb20230711T131521169-1689060632.jpg&w=900&height=601)
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Published at : July 11, 2023
Updated at : July 11, 2023 13:16
Police arrested two more people in connection to the Lalita Niwas land scam on Tuesday.
Dillibazar Land Revenue Office employees Yograj Poudel and Narayanraj Mishra were taken into police custody early on Tuesday for allegedly forging government documents to transfer the ownership of the government located at the Lalita Niwas, said Central Investigation Bureau.
Poudel is a non-gazetted first-class officer while Mishara is a second-class officer.
With this, a total of 14 arrests have been made in connection with the scam as of yet.
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