A case was filed in the special court against Bhattarai in the visit visa case, with a fine of Rs 7.9 million and against Yagya Aryal, a branch officer at the Ministry of Home Affairs, with a fine of Rs 500,000.
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The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a separate case against Tirtha Raj Bhattarai, Joint Secretary to the Government of Nepal, who was made a defendant in the visit visa smuggling case, for money laundering, demanding a sum of around Rs 10 million.
The CIAA filed a case against Bhattarai on Thursday in the visit visa smuggling case, demanding a fine of around Rs 7.9 million, and also filed another case for the crime of money laundering, setting a fine of Rs 10 million.
A case was filed against Bhattarai in the visit visa case in the special court, setting a fine of Rs 7.9 million and against Yagya Aryal, a branch officer of the Ministry of Home Affairs, setting a fine of Rs 500,000.
Immediately after, the CIAA has filed an additional case against Bhattarai in the special court on the charge of laundering illegally acquired assets.
Bhattarai was arrested by the CIAA from the airport on 7 Jestha 2082 in the visit visa case. He was released on bail on the same day, subject to appearing when summoned.
After that, the CIAA, which has placed the suspects under investigation in this case, concluded the investigation on Thursday and filed a special case. Of these, Bhattarai has been made a defendant in two crimes at once.
