Bal Krishna Khand (Nepali: बालकृष्ण खाँण) is a former,[4] Nepalese politician, former Home Minister of Nepal and a convict of the Bhutanese refugees scam recently unveiled.

[10] In the 2017, NC-RPP formed an alliance when Khand had to leave his constituency to Ex-Forest Minister Deepak Bohara from Rastriya Prajatantra Party.

[12] The scam involved swindling Nepalis out of millions of rupees in exchange for sending them to the United States as Bhutanese refugees.

The police have also arrested several other individuals suspected of being the prime accused in the case, all of whom had strong political connections.

Meanwhile, former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has been absconding since May 4 after an arrest warrant was issued against him and his son by the Kathmandu District Court.