Dinesh Adhikari Chari was a notorious gangster and a member of the CPN (UML), a democratic communist party in Nepal. Accused of more than a dozen criminal cases, he was also famous because of his relationship with model Khusbu Oli.
Chari was killed on 6 August 2014 in a crossfire with Nepal police in Bhimdhunga, Kathmandu.
Early Life & Criminal Activities
Dinesh Adhikari Chari was born in Tripureshwor VDC ward no. 7, Achane Bhanjyang Gairigaun, Dhading, Nepal, into a middle-class family. He was the youngest son of her parents who worked as farmers in the village. While Chari entered the underworld, his brothers worked in the tourism sector.
After completing the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examinations, Chari went to Kathmandu and started studying at Saraswati Campus. According to his friends, he was not into alcohol or drugs and didn’t even smoke a cigarette. However, he was a highly ambitious personality and wanted to make a lot of money quickly.
Dinesh Adhikari ChariSlowly Dinesh Adhikari Chari came into contact with local dons of Nayabazar, Kathmandu where his college was located and started working for them. Initially, Chari used to extort money as weekly ‘hafta’ from local businessmen and invest that amount into casino loans at extremely high-interest rates. At a point, Chari decided to break away from his previous gangster group and decided to form his own. Reportedly, he had around 30 gangsters in his group and took care of them very well.
Chari’s criminal activities expanded from hafta collection to more serious types. Among others, he was accused of attempted murders, smuggling of Yarshagumba, rhino horns and extortions.
Chari was his nickname given by his friends. Chari means a little bird in Nepal. Chari was initially physically lean and swift and got this name for that demeanour.
Political Life, Love Life & Death
Dinesh Adhikari Chari built up political connections to get government contacts and helped political leaders financially. First a member of the Nepali Congress party, he switched political affiliation presumably for better protection. He was Vice-President of an election constituent committee of CPN UML, Dhading-1. Nepali media reports often claim that Chari had close ties with KP Sharma Oli, Nepal’s former Prime Minister and a senior leader of CPN UML.
Khusbu oli in 2015.Dinesh Adhikari Chari’s love affair with model Khusbu Oli has been a subject of constant media attention since his death. Khusbu has provided contradictory details as to how she met Chari. Once she said that Chari came with a street kid to her shelter home and their sustained contact continued as a love affair. In another account, she said that since she had captured the passport of her former boyfriend Arpan Koirala, as he had fraudulently taken Khusbu’s money, Chari was used by Arpan as a gangster to get his passport back. According to Khusbu, since Chari saw the reality, he kept her side and started to pressurize Arpan to pay back Khusbu’s money. Khusbu believes that because of that Arpan plotted Chari’s murder. Arpan has denied the accusation.
Chari was killed in a police crossfire on 6 August 2014, in Bhimdhunga Kathmandu. He was shot dead by police with 8 bullets in his chest and abdomen. Police found a pistol and a few unused bullets from the scene.
In August 2016, another Nepali don and movie director Rose Rana was attacked in Kathmandu. According to media reports, the attack was an act of revenge from Chari’s gang members for their master’s killing in 2014. Allegedly, Rose Rana had informed the police about Chari’s arrival from Delhi to Kathmandu.
