It has been revealed that under the leadership of Koshi's then Home Affairs and Law Minister Leelaballabh Adhikari, the youths going to Japan paid between 10 and 13 lakhs. It was revealed in the police investigation that two people were employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law and one person was flown to Japan as a ward member. The fake identity card made for this has been signed by the minister as 'Acting Head of Office'.

The documents of Kanchan Devkota, Dawa Sherpa and Janak Rai, who accompanied the then Minister Adhikari, were found to be suspicious and the Japanese immigration turned them back from Tokyo airport. They returned and arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport on Saturday. The immigration here gave the officer the papers and left, while the other three were handed over to the police.

22-year-old Devkota of Kalika Rural Municipality-5 of Rasuwa, 36-year-old Sherpa of Ainselukhark Rural Municipality-2 of Khotang and Rai of Kepilasgarhi Rural Municipality-4 of Khotang, who are under police custody, came to light of the gang. Based on this, the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office of the police arrested 22-year-old Jugal Rizal from Bidur in Nuwakot, 30-year-old Bir Bahadur Sunuwar from Jiri in Dolakha and 34-year-old Mahesh Pandey from Tripurasundari in Dhading from Kathmandu. After that, the Valley Police Investigation Office has entrusted the District Police Complex Kathmandu to conduct further investigation on them. 

According to the police officer involved in the investigation, Sherpa was a member of Ward No. 2 of Ainselukhark Rural Municipality and Devkota and Rai had fake identity cards of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law of Koshi Province. The official claimed that his signature appeared on the identity cards of the three people who had arrived in Japan, but he was not aware of it. The fake identity card is signed in English. "I haven't signed in English yet, that signature is not mine either," said the officer, "My signature was forged by making a fake identity card."

According to the police, the identity card was made in Baghbazar. "Mahesh Pandey, who was arrested during the investigation, revealed this fact, two others involved in making fake identity cards are absconding," said the officer. 

All the three people who went with the officer revealed that in their statement with the police, they paid between 10 and 13 lakh rupees to Mahesh Pandey. The investigation revealed that the money was distributed by other people through Pandey. "All the three people with the minister have paid the money to Pandey, this has been confirmed during the preliminary investigation," said the police officer, "it seems clear that the minister has a plan to keep the team that went to Japan there and only the minister will return." 

Pandey and Adhikari's relationship has also been found. Pandey met the officer at a coffee shop near Tribhuvan Airport on the night of October 13. At that time, Chinaru of the minister and Gopal Gautam of Ratuwamai Municipality of Morang, who arranged his trip to Japan, were also with Pandey. A room was 'booked' in a hotel in Tokyo, Japan for four people including the officer. "It seems that the official went to Japan with preparations," said the police officer involved in the investigation, "The minister should be kept as acting head of office, the preparations for the minister's trip should be made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the plan of the gang should go ahead, the Chief Minister Hikmat Karki should not go and book the hotel of the minister along with those who will go to Japan after paying the money." Garinu seems to be used by the gang in a planned manner.' 

Three people who participated in the then ministerial officer's team have admitted that they made fake documents and submitted the money in the human trafficker's plan. After the fact that he was involved in human trafficking came out, the official resigned from the minister's post on Wednesday. There is a rule that when the minister of the province goes on a foreign visit, he must obtain the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers. The then ministerial officer flew to Japan on November 13 without even taking a decision from the provincial government. Anita Timsina was also there when the team with the

officer returned to Kathmandu. The official claimed that the woman did not go to Japan with him and met him in Hong Kong transit while returning. 'Maybe she was sent back from Japan for some reason, we just came together on the same ship,' said the official, 'I have no signature with that woman.' A team with officials flew to Japan to participate in the 'Culture at Home' program organized for The official also claimed that he flew alone from Kathmandu. His flight had a Hong Kong transit. 'I was sitting at the Hong Kong airport, three young men came and sat next to me saying hello,' he claims, 'I fell off the cliff when they said we were also participants in your program.' He also said that he sent the details along with photos to DIG Rajan Adhikari of the head office through WhatsApp.