Chitwan- The Chitwan District Court has ordered the release of Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane on bail of Rs 5.4 million.
After closed arguments in the Sahara Chitwan cooperative fraud case, the bench of Judge Dayaram Dhakal ordered his release on bail of Rs 5.4 million. Although cases of organized crime have been registered against Rabi in Kaski, Kathmandu and Rupandehi, only a case of fraud has been filed in Chitwan.
The Government Attorney’s Office, Chitwan, has registered a case against Lamichhane and 15 other individuals and six organizations for embezzling funds from the cooperative.
Rabi has been registered only for cooperative fraud, while 12 others have also been registered for organized crime, according to the Government Attorney’s Office. The police investigation report states that 389 million 79 thousand rupees were embezzled from this cooperative.
Kathmandu – President of the Rastriya swatantra party Rabi Lamichhane has reached the Parliament Secretariat with a petition to lift his suspension from the post of MP.
Lamichhane is expected to meet Speaker Devraj Ghimire and request his suspension lifting, claiming that the suspension is illegal and against the rules of the House of Representatives.
The Parliament Secretariat suspended Lamichhane from his post as MP on Poush 8 after a case of money laundering was registered along with cooperative fraud.
RSP has already decided to protest the suspension of his post as MP in the House of Representatives meeting to be held today, saying that it was politically motivated.
Kathmandu — Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that coordinated efforts among relevant bodies related to the money laundering prevention system are essential for reducing financial crimes.
Giving a message of best wishes on the occasion of the First National Money Laundering Prevention Day, 2081, Prime Minister Oli emphasized on coordination among the indicator organizations, regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies and judicial bodies affiliated with this system.
‘The money laundering prevention system must work effectively to maintain financial cleanliness by preventing the entry of assets obtained from criminal activities into the financial system,’ Prime Minister Oli’s message said. ‘As the criminal use of assets poses a challenge to the economy as well as the integrity of governance, I express my best wishes that it will further increase its effectiveness in preventing it and provide further encouragement to maintain financial cleanliness in the coming days.’
He also urged all those who do their profession, trade and business with good intentions to work confidently in their professional and professional lives without being distracted.
This day was celebrated for the first time under the organization of the Money Laundering Investigation Department with the main slogan ‘Transparency in Financial Activities, Commitment to Preventing Money Laundering’. The Government of Nepal has decided to celebrate this day on Magh 14 every year from this year, on the occasion of the promulgation of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2064 BS.
Kathmandu — It has been seen that Rastriya Swatantra Party President and former Home Minister Ravi Lamichhane is involved in the financial transactions of the Gorkha Media Group even after he left it.
The charge sheet filed by the District Attorney’s Office, Kaski, in the District Court, Kaski, states that Lamichhane made payments to various individuals and cooperatives through checks even after leaving the Gorkha Media Group. The charge sheet states that Lamichhane made payments through checks from the Global IME Bank account of Gorkha Media Network Pvt. Ltd. to various individuals, companies and cooperatives while he was in the company and even after he sold the shares of the company and left.
The indictment also states that Lamichhane conspired with the cooperative’s chairman, Gitendra Babu Rai, to embezzle the funds of the cooperative’s savers in a manner that harmed the cooperative’s savers and benefited himself and the company, and obtained financial benefits by embezzling funds in violation of the cooperative’s laws, rules, and regulations, using artificial transactions, artificial individuals, and fictitious addresses to evade the crime.
Kathmandu – The MP post of Rastriya Swatantra Party President and former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane is set to be suspended. Lamichhane’s MP post will be automatically suspended after a case filed in court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
District Attorney Kamala Kafle of the District Government Attorney’s Office, Kaski, said that Lamichhane’s post will be suspended as per the act until the final decision of the case is made.
According to Section 27 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, an employee, officer or civil servant is automatically considered suspended until the final decision of the case is made. She also said that preparations are underway to send a letter to the Parliament Secretariat regarding the filing of a case in court.
Section 27 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act provides for automatic suspension. “If any official or employee of an organization established under the prevailing law or any civil servant is detained under this Act, such employee, official or civil servant shall be deemed to have been automatically suspended for the period of such detention and until the case is resolved.”
The District Attorney’s Office, Kaski, filed a case against 31 people, including Lamichhane, in the District Court, Kaski on Sunday. Three cases have been registered against them in the Surya Darshan Cooperative fraud case in Pokhara. A case of cooperative fraud, organized crime and money laundering have been registered against Lamichhane, former DIG Chhabilal Joshi, Leela Pachai, Ram Bahadur Khanal and Krishna Bahadur Gurung. According to the District Court, Kaski, a case has also been filed against eight companies. Similarly, the Office of the Public Prosecutor has suggested that the assets of 5 people should be confiscated.
The police had suggested that 1.5 billion rupees be recovered from 51 people, including Lamichhane, and that they be prosecuted for cooperative fraud, organized crime and money laundering. The police investigation report states that Lamichhane will be sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison for cooperative fraud, an additional 50 percent punishment for organized crime, and 2 to 15 years in prison and a fine for money laundering.
The District Attorney’s Office filed a supplementary charge sheet in court on Friday, adding additional offenses and amounts against 19 people accused of defrauding cooperatives last year. A case has been filed against the main mastermind of the cooperative fraud, GB Rai, for organized crime, money laundering and violations of the Rastra Bank Act.
Pokhara – Rastriya Swatantra Party President Rabi Lamichhane will be taken to the Kaski District Court today for case registration in the Cooperative Fraud case in Pokhara.
The District Government Attorney’s Office, Kaski, is preparing to file a case as per the opinion mentioned in the investigation report of the District Police Office. The police had given the opinion that 1.5 billion rupees should be recovered from 51 people including Lamichhane and that cases should be filed for cooperative fraud, organized crime and money laundering.
In the case of Lamichhane, the police investigation report states that 4 to 6 years of imprisonment should be imposed for cooperative fraud, an additional 50 percent punishment for organized crime and 2 to 15 years of imprisonment and a double fine of the amount imposed for money laundering.
The District Attorney’s Office has filed a supplementary charge sheet in court on Friday, increasing the amount of charges against 19 people who were charged last year in the cooperative fraud case. GB Rai, the main mastermind of the cooperative fraud, has been charged with organized crime, money laundering and crimes against the Nepal Rastra Bank Act.
Along with Rabi, cases are also being filed against former DIG Chhabilal Joshi, Leela Pachai, Ram Bahadur Khanal and Krishna Bahadur Gurung.
Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport with 20,000 US dollars.
Mofizul Islam and Devasis Kumar Shah, who were going to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka from Flight Bangladesh 372, were arrested by the airport police during a security check.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lalamani Acharya of the Airport Police said that two Bangladeshi citizens were arrested with 20,000 US dollars and during the initial statement, they could not verify the source of the money, so they are preparing to hand it over to the Revenue Investigation Department for further investigation.
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