The bureau said that during the investigation, it was found that they had smuggled approximately 250 Nepali citizens into the United States through various countries through illegal routes without permission and in violation of the law, in the form of human trafficking.
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The Human Trafficking and Smuggling Investigation Bureau has filed a chargesheet against two people in the Kathmandu District Court for money laundering.
According to the bureau, an investigation was launched against Kal Bahadur Basnet, a resident of Bafikot Rural Municipality-2 of Rukum West District and currently residing in Kathmandu, who is currently in custody at the Dillibazaar Prison Office for the pre-trial detention in a human trafficking and smuggling case, and Amit Basnet, a resident of Sisne Rural Municipality-5 of Rukum East District and currently residing in Kathmandu, who is absconding in the same case.
During the investigation, the bureau stated that they had illegally smuggled about 250 Nepali citizens into the US through various countries without permission and in violation of the law. In addition, it was stated that they had taken some people to various countries and stranded them, committing human trafficking, fraud and foreign employment fraud.
The bureau stated that the investigation revealed that some of the money earned from the crime was deposited in cash and some of the money was deposited in various bank accounts operated in their own names. It has been stated that the act has been deemed an offense under Section 3, Sub-section (1) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2064 (2007). According to the
Bureau, the total amount laundered in the name of Kal Bahadur Basnet through criminal activities in various banks has been fixed at Rs. 706 million 53 thousand 722 rupees 33 paisa. Similarly, the amount has been fixed at Rs. 274 million 45 lakh 29 thousand 028 rupees 94 paisa in the name of Amit Basnet. The total amount in the case of both of them has been fixed at Rs. 985 million 82 thousand 751 rupees 27 paisa, the bureau has stated. According to the
Sub-section (1) of Section 30 of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2064 (2007), a fine of double the amount and imprisonment of two to fifteen years depending on the severity of the offense have been demanded. In addition, a demand has been made to confiscate the houses, bank balances and insurance funds in the names of both the defendants as per Section 34.
It is stated that the charge sheet was filed on Falgun 4 at the Kathmandu District Court, Babarmahal through the District Government Attorney's Office, Kathmandu.
