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Local Goon Manange held
Police arrested notorious gangster Rajiv Gurung alias Deepak Manange on TuesdaySenior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ramesh Kharel said they were informed that Manange and his aides have been extorting money from businessmen while also abducting people for money from Thamel area. “We have arrested him for further investigation,” said SSP Kharel.
Manange has been a supporter of MMC and has been spotted at the Dashrath Stadium on previous occasions when MMC played their game. He was watching the game from the stadium’s VIP parapet on Tuesday.
Manange was previously arrested after the Department of Money Laundering Investigation (DoMLI) filed separate cases against five ‘notorious dons’ at the court on charges of amassing millions through illegal means on May last year. But the notorious don had been released on bail last October after putting lands worth Rs 29 million as collateral. Police have arrested Manange several times in the past in connection with gang wars, murder attempts and extortion.