Maya Rai
Maya Rai | |
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| माया राई | |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Nepali Congress | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Nepali Congress |
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Maya Rai is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress Party. She is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election she was elected as a proportional representative from the indigenous people category.[1][2]
Legal issues
In April 2025, Nepali Congress lawmaker Maya Rai was arrested in connection with a large-scale cooperative fraud case linked to the Swarnalakshmi Multipurpose Cooperative in Kalimati, Kathmandu. According to investigators, Rai was involved in the misappropriation of millions of rupees while serving as a board member and later as secretary of the cooperative between 2016 and 2019.[3]
She was taken into custody from her residence in Kapan, Kathmandu, after reportedly being out of contact with authorities for over eight months.[4]
The allegations include embezzlement of over NPR 23 million through irregular transactions during her time at the cooperative.[5] After her arrest, the Kathmandu District Court approved a five-day remand for investigation.[6]
Later, the Office of the Government Attorney filed formal charges under laws related to cooperative fraud and organized crime. The prosecution also submitted a supplementary case based on complaints from 20 depositors, demanding over NPR 3.7 million in restitution.[7]
References
- ^ "Election Commission Nepal" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "Nepali Congress recommends 32 names as proportional representational lawmakers". Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "Nepali Congress lawmaker Maya Rai arrested". The Kathmandu Post. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Maya Rai, a Nepali Congress lawmaker, has been charged in connection with the Swarnalakshmi cooperative fraud case in Kalimati". NepalNews. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Maya Rai arrested". Khoj Samachar. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Court grants five-day remand for MP Maya Rai". MyRepublica. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "NC lawmaker Maya Rai implicated in massive cooperative scam". Setopati. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.