The Revenue Investigation Department filed a case at the Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday against Poudel, former executive director of the Security Printing Center, and his wife Basnet, on charges of money laundering through foreign exchange embezzlement.
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A case of money laundering worth Rs 685 million has been filed against former Executive Director of the Security Printing Center Bikal Poudel and his wife Alina Basnet.
The Revenue Investigation Department filed a case against former Executive Director of the Security Printing Center Poudel and his wife Basnet at the Kathmandu District Court on Wednesday on charges of laundering money by misappropriating foreign exchange. The department has stated that the case has been filed against the Poudel couple on charges of misappropriating foreign exchange and laundering the money earned from the same amount.
He is accused of taking property acquired through public procurement in Nepal abroad, parking it, opening foreign currency accounts there and laundering the money in various countries. It was revealed through investigations by various agencies that the black money laundered in this way was taken to countries including the US, Dubai, Singapore and others.
According to the department, Poudel and his wife Basnet, who were previously permanent residents of Katuwachaupari-4 Parbat and are currently residing in Budhanilkantha Municipality-9, Kathmandu, have been made defendants in the crime of misappropriating and laundering foreign exchange. Defendant Poudel was convicted by a special court in a corruption case and is currently in Dillibazaar Jail. His wife Basnet is in the United States.
