The Revenue Investigation Department has filed a case in the Patan High Court against nine persons, including five Indians, on the charge of illegal transportation of gold. Two lawsuits have been filed with demands equal to Rs. 26 crores.
According to the information released by the department on Friday, the district police office, Makwanpur, seized the gold while it was being transported illegally.
During the investigation of the same incident, a case was filed by the Revenue Investigation Office Bara Pathalaiya based on the police report. According to the permission of the Investigation Department, Pathalaiya has filed a case in the High Court Patan through the Hetaunda Bench under the High Court Patan. According to the information released by Krishna Kumari Shrestha, Spokesperson and Deputy Director General of the
department, it is mentioned in the report that more than 8 kg (8243.970 grams) of gold was recovered by the Makwanpur police.
In the third week of last October, two Indians who were arrested along with Sunas in Makwanpur's Ratamate have been presented to the court. A case has been filed against Ayush Sapkota of Kavrepalanchok Mandan Deupur Municipality-9, Ravindra Waiwa Tamang of Panauti Municipality-1, Vinod Pun of Parbat Jaljala Rural Municipality-5, Indian citizens Ajinath Kute, Rahul Vitthal Bad, Rahul Gorakh Dagde and Hanmant Vitthal for transporting the said gold. Done.
Indian citizens Ajinath and Rahul were arrested from the scene. They were arrested while bringing 8 biscuit-sized pieces of gold from Janakpur to Kathmandu's Gaushala. All others are absconding. It has been demanded to recover 24 million 25 lakh 87 thousand from them as well as fines. A charge sheet has been registered with the demand of maximum prison sentence.
Similarly, an indictment has been registered in the Hetaunda bench of the High Court Patan against Sonikumari Shah of Saptari Rajviraj Municipality-1 and Sujit Saraf of Bihar, India, on the charge of illegally transporting 491.13 grams (less than half a kilo) of gold.
Sujith has also been submitted to the court. Last October, the jewelry and some small pieces of gold were seized at night while being taken to Kathmandu on a scooter. All recovered gold has been handed over to Rashtra Bank.
According to Hari Prasad Sharma, head of Revenue Office Pathalaiya, the charge sheet was registered based on the report of Makwanpur police who investigated both the incidents. It has been demanded to collect 1 crore 34 lakh 68 thousand from them due to defects and fines.
In case of violation of Section 3 of Revenue Leakage Investigation and Control Act 2052, violation of Section 4(b), (g) and (j) of the same Act, 100% fine established in accordance with Section 2(g) and 100% fine A demand has been made for recovery. The department said that since the same Act was attracted in both
incidents, the case was filed accordingly.
