The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the police has arrested 21 people from 11 districts involved in illegal financial transactions. The investigation of the police so far has shown that they have made illegal transactions worth 17 billion 86 million 749 thousand 100 rupees.
According to CIB police spokesperson, Superintendent of Police Sudhirraj Shahi, those arrested are 59-year-old Birendra Prasad Sah of Morang, 31-year-old Dipendra Prasad Sah, 24-year-old Shravan Kumar Sah of Mahottari, 32-year-old Taralal Yadav of Saptari, 22-year-old Sambhu Mehta, 31-year-old Sushila Kumari, 32-year-old Mamta Kumari Sah, 35-year-old Ramvilas Sah.
Similarly, 25-year-old Hareram Mahato of Sarlahi, 31-year-old Niroj Kumar Mahato of Dhanusha, 45-year-old Alita Devi Mahato, 35-year-old Prakash Singh, 27-year-old Arun Kumar Shah, 44-year-old Sanji Kumar Mahato, 26-year-old Pradeep Kumar Shah of Parsa and 32-year-old Vikarnjung Rana are there. According to Shahi, they are 64-year-old Govinda Prasad Acharya of Chitwan, 38-year-old Salma Khatun of Virgunj, 34-year-old Ganpati Pandey of Navalparasi, 43-year-old Bhimkumari Gurung and 22-year-old Rajkamal Lonia.
"They conducted illegal hundi transactions through various companies and agents," Shahi said, "Individuals and groups involved in customs evasion, illegal gold transactions, tax evasion, etc., used to deposit the illegal funds received from illegal transactions into bank accounts through digital wallets, Easy Pay and Paywell Nepal Pvt. Ltd." . "We deployed a team of 25 people to arrest them from the 7th to the 13th," Shahi said.
