When Lamichhane was the managing director, an amount of 22 million was deposited from Supreme Cooperative in an account opened in the name of Gorkha Media in Siddharth Bank.
It has been found that payments were also made in the name of Nikita Poudel, the wife of the then managing director of the company, Ravi Lamichhane, from the amount taken from Supreme Cooperative to Gorkha Media Network. In the supplementary prosecution filed on Sunday in the Rupandehi District Court, it is mentioned that Nikita was given 3.5 million in checks and 999,000 in cash from the amount taken from the cooperative.
When Lamichhane was the managing director, an amount of 22 million was deposited from Supreme Cooperative in an account opened in the name of Gorkha Media in Siddharth Bank. It is mentioned in the indictment that money was given to Nikita from the said account. According to the indictment, Nikita on September 27, 2020, account no. 35 lakhs from 02415207231 and soon after on September 29, she took 999,000 cash from former manager of Gorkha Media, Lakshmi Prasad Paudel.
'Account No. opened in Siddharth Bank Limited in the name of Gorkha Media Network. 00115978097, Lakshmi Prasad Paudel, Chabilal Joshi and Gitendrababu Rai are also the owners and it appears that 22 crores of savings of cooperatives were deposited in that account and invested initially in Gorkha Media Network. )'s involvement in misappropriation of the cooperative's savings was confirmed by forcing his wife to pay. happens.'
A case was registered against 22 people including Lamichhane in the Ruppandehi District Court on charges of defrauding Supreme Cooperative of Butwal. The public prosecutor's office has filed new charges against 14 people and supplementary charges against 8 people. In the indictment, 55 crore 59 lakh 83 thousand rupees has been demanded against 22 people. Lamichhane has also claimed 20 million bigos personally.
In the supplementary prosecution, it is claimed that Lamichhane forced VIP accounts to be opened in his name. "It is confirmed that this defendant, in connivance with Geetendrababu Rai (GB), mobilized the chairman of the cooperative Omprakash Gurung and the manager Sagar KC to keep his identity secret by creating a VIP account and misappropriating the savings in an organized manner," the indictment said.
It is mentioned in the indictment that Lamichhane sold the shares in his name in Gorkha Media and separated from June 1, 2079, but after that he paid 71 lakh 80 thousand 499 to different people from the check of the company on different dates. According to the indictment, it is seen that Lamichhane has cut a check of Rs.
Earlier on last May 3, a case was filed against 28 people for misappropriation of Supreme's funds and 861.8 million 23 thousand 754 rupees were collected and only for co-operative fraud. At that time, Lamichhane was the Home Minister. Because he was the Home Minister, the police had "given immunity without investigation" against him.
After 44 people filed a supplementary complaint against Lamichhane on October 5, the police started the investigation. Lamichhane was taken to Rupandehi while he was in custody of the Kaski police after being arrested on October 2 due to the supplementary complaint. Of the 42 defendants in the
case, three are in custody and six have been released on bail. Shiv Bahadur Gurung, sole proprietor of Nexus Music Bar Pvt. Ltd., Kumar Ramtel, secretary of Supreme Cooperative, are incarcerated in Kaski Jail among the 22 persons in the supplementary case. Similarly, only Omprakash Gurung is in prison among the 17 people who have been charged.
Image Released on bail of 50 lakhs
Kathmandu- Kathmandu District Court has ordered the release of one of the main accused in Swarnalakshmi Cooperative fraud, former DIG Chabilal Joshi, on bail of 50 lakhs.
Judge Thakur Prasad Kharel's single bench ordered Joshi to be released on bail on Monday after a two-day hearing.
A case has been filed in the Kathmandu District Court against former Home Minister Ravi Lamichhane, Joshi and 39 others for defrauding Swarnalakshmi Sahakari.
In the case, Lamichhane was released by the court last week on a bond of 6 million. They are accused of embezzling 1 billion 193 million rupees from Swarnalakshmi Cooperative.
