A case has been filed against Yunus Ansari, chairman of National Television (currently closed), on charges of money laundering.

Based on the investigation of the Central Investigation Bureau of the Nepal Police, the District Public Prosecutor's Office Kathmandu on Friday filed a case against Ansari on charges of money laundering with a fine of Rs.

He has been made a defendant on the charge of dealing in counterfeit Indian notes and foreign currency smuggling, money laundering and investing in television operations, land/land buying and selling, etc.

Similarly, a case has been filed against the then owner of National Television, Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Kushwaha, with a fine of Rs. Ansari's wife Salma Khatun and Army woman Pramila Adhikari have also been made defendants for the purpose of confiscation of illegal assets.

It is mentioned in the indictment that the undisclosed house property held in the name of Ansari and his wife should also be confiscated . Out of this, a demand has been taken to confiscate 2 bigha, 13 katha and 8 dhur lands found in Parsa in the name of Ansari's family.

Similarly, it is mentioned in the indictment filed in the court that Rs 15 lakh 50 thousand 209 cash in Ansari's name in Nepal Investment Mega Bank, Global IME, Prabhu, Sanima and Machhapuchhre Bank should also be confiscated.

Ansari was released from Nakhkhu Jail in Lalitpur on 17 May 2082 after serving 6 years of imprisonment on charges of being involved in the smuggling of fake Indian notes. Immediately after his release, the CIB arrested him and investigated him on charges of money laundering.

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. He was the president of National Television when he was jailed. On October 6, 2067, Ansari was again involved when 4.4 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 10th June 2076, he was again arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport with 76.7 million 94 thousand fake Indian notes. After being arrested twice before being released from prison, on 11th Chait 2070 and 7th July 2076 respectively, a case was filed against him for counterfeiting and organized crime and illegal trading of foreign currency and organized crime. Apart from the false customs case, he was acquitted by the court in organized crime and drug trafficking. Last time, before he was released from prison, the CIB had initiated an investigation into money laundering against him.

CIB took custody of Ansari from the jail saying that there was a 'security challenge' on Ansari while he was being kept out of custody.

Ansari was being targeted by Indian criminal gangs. Manmit Bhatia, also known as Manmit Singh, an Indian shooter, shot and killed Ansari on 26 February 2067 while he was serving his imprisonment in the Central Jail. After that, Ansari was also kept under special security surveillance in the prison. 

In the charge sheet filed in the court on Friday, Ansari's television, the source of the money deposited in his and his family's bank accounts have also been questioned.  It is mentioned in the investigation report that the source of 402899640 rupees deposited in the bank account of National Television 26 times during the period of 1 year from 7th January 2009 to 27th December 2009 was not revealed and this amount was recovered from illegal transactions including fake notes and foreign currency. It is mentioned in the indictment that this amount was accumulated through various means and the source of this amount was not disclosed by the defendant Ansari.