The District Attorney’s Office Kathmandu has instructed the Nepal Police Cyber Bureau to proceed with further investigation against CPN-UML leader Mahesh Basnet under the Electronic Transaction Act.

According to officials, the office on Monday sent a formal letter to the Cyber Bureau, asking it to move ahead with the case based on a complaint filed by Januka Pathak, also known as Shova Pathak.

Earlier, on Sept 16, the Cyber Bureau had written to the Attorney’s Office stating that further inquiry into the documents submitted with the complaint against Basnet appeared unnecessary and had requested permission to keep the case on hold as per the law. However, the Attorney’s Office has now directed police to continue the investigation into the allegations.