The Asset Laundering Investigation Department has registered 95 complaints against persons involved in asset laundering in the first eight months of the current fiscal year.

Records with the Asset Laundering Investigation Department show that out of the total cases, 17 cases were received from the financial information unit of Nepal Rastra Bank and the remaining 69 cases were collected from other agencies. According to the Asset Laundering Investigation Department, investigation has been started against the accused.

Between July 2021 and March 2022, the Asset Laundering Investigation Department filed two lawsuits against Indian nationals in a special court for allegedly depositing 9.5 million in cash. Similarly, a case has been filed against eight stakeholders of Nepal Engineering College for embezzling Rs 80 million.

The Asset Laundering Investigation Department, which was established a decade ago, has so far registered 2,508 cases. Of these, only 62 cases have been decided and more than 1,700 cases are under investigation.