The Special Bureau, a police agency that gathers information on terrorism, has taken up the case of Mahendra Jung Shah, who was deported by the Malaysian government charging him with abetting the terrorist group ISIS.

 

Shah was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Crime Division on September 3 from the Tribhuvan International Airport based on an email from Embassy of Nepal, Kuala Lumpur. The embassy had requested the police to probe Shah for his involvement in forgery cases.

 

However, despite investigating for 11 days, the MPCD could not gather any evidence to substantiate the charges and eventually released Shah on Rs. 6,000 bail.

 

“The email sent by the embassy did not point towards terrorism or any such involvement,” said Superintendent of Police Sahakul Thapa, spokesperson for the MPCD. “Also, the embassy did not cooperate with us during the probe.” Sources at the bureau said they are verifying related information.

 

A news carried by the Singapore-based The Straits Times on September 22 said that the 38-year-old Nepali was running businesses in Malaysia before being arrested on August 19 and deported on September 2. The daily reported that Shah was “suspected to be involved in falsifying travel documents for international terrorists”.