The actress who had done all she could to get the FDB head post and the one who swiped the post from her were seen together in Shivaratri, sharing the same joint. Photos showing the Film Development Board head, Dharmendra Kumar Marbaita and actress Rekha Thapa wearing similar scarfs and having fun smoking marijuana filled cigarette was published in newspapers and online magazines.
Photos of Rekha and Pappu, published in Nepal Samacharpatra