Presenting court for extension of time to investigate asset laundering
The police have also launched an investigation into money laundering against Yunus Ansari of Baraka, who was released after serving his prison sentence in the fake Indian note case.
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the police has started a money laundering investigation against Ansari. Ansari, who was released on Saturday after serving 6 years of imprisonment from Nakhkhu Jail, was taken into custody by the CIB immediately after his release.
CIB SSP Hobindra Bogti told Ansari that the court has extended the deadline and the investigation process has proceeded. Ansari is being produced in court on Sunday.
CIB had sent a letter to the Prison Management Department only on Wednesday to make him appear for investigation after he was released from prison. Based on that letter, Ansari was taken into custody on Saturday for investigation after he was released from prison.
Ansari was arrested for the first time on 13th December 2066 with 25 lakh 44 thousand 500 fake Indian notes. He was jailed the following month on 17th January. At that time he was the chairman of National Television. On 6 October 2067, Ansari was again connected when 4 million 91 thousand fake notes were recovered. After that, he was released on 18 October 2070 after serving the prison sentence of about 5 years.
Ansari was arrested for the third time on 10 Jan 2070 with 3.5 million fake Indian rupees and was released again after paying the sentence. On 10 June 2076, he was again arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport with 76.7 million 94 thousand fake Indian notes.
Then the court found him guilty and sentenced him to 6 years imprisonment, 60 thousand fine and 1300 rupees compensation. He served the same prison sentence on Saturday.
A police official says that since Ansari was seen as a 'security challenge' when he was kept out of custody, he had to be kept in custody for investigation. Ansari has been targeted by Indian criminal gangs. Ansari was shot and killed by Indian shooter Manmit Singh on 26 February 2067, even while he was serving his imprisonment in the Central Jail.
