The Ministry of Home Affairs has increased its activity to bring back the property acquired through corruption in the name of the government. Meanwhile, Director General of Criminal Property Management Department Suresh Panthi informed that the proposal to bring the properties that were decided to be confiscated by the Supreme Court in the name of the government was sent to the Council of Ministers through the Ministry of Home Affairs.
"A proposal has been sent for confiscation of the property purchased by five former administrators and a Bharti in Nepal due to criminal activity," Panthi said.
Director General Panthi informed that there have been 3,500 judgments from various courts regarding asset confiscation. He also said that preparations are being made to confiscate assets worth 2 billion rupees. He informed that in the first phase, the process of confiscating the property acquired by five former administrators through corruption in various places in Kathmandu Valley has been started.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs has been proactively proceeding with the confiscation of the houses that have been decided by the court and are being used by the criminals for a long time. Director General Panthi says that according to the Act on Confiscation of Criminal Assets, the process of confiscating houses and bringing them to the name of the government will be accelerated. According to the
department, the process of confiscating the houses of former administrators, employees and family members, Amonand Mishra, Saraswati Dhungana, Murari Bahadur Karki, Kesharjung Khadka and Ramatra Chaturvedi in various places in Kathmandu Valley has reached the Cabinet. Similarly, a proposal has been submitted to the Council of Ministers for confiscation of the property purchased by a Bharti in Nepal due to criminal activities.
Niranjan Hojai of Assam State, India, who was involved in criminal activities in the past, has been moved by the Ministry of Home Affairs to confiscate the land and house in Jorpati, Kathmandu, in the name of a Nepali woman. Director General Panthi said that even though the house was vacated by the Criminal Property Management Department one and a half years ago, it could not come under the name of the government.
'The house is in the name of Sarita Giri, who is married to Hojai,' he said, 'Hojai took citizenship in the name of Nirmal Rai in Nepal and hid his identity and brought money for terrorism/criminal activities. The case was filed after the investigation found that he married Sarita of Sindhupalchok and hid the property in the name of her and her family.' Director General Panthi said that the confiscation of criminal assets will be expedited.
The law has given both the options of auctioning the confiscated properties or bringing them in the name of the government. According to the department, the houses that are going to be seized in corruption cases will be brought in the name of the government and used for government purposes.
