Case filed against eight for leaking revenue; each one accused for embezzling Rs.75 Million

-RSS

The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has said filed a case at Special Court against eight persons for wrong declaration forum for import of goods that was used to evade huge amount of tax.

The revenue collection was dodged by making fake announcement of items. Customs officer Pabitra Kumar Khadka, non-gazetted first class officer Dhiraj Kumar Thapa from Rasuwa Customs Office of Timure and proprietors of Miteri International Traders, Suman Shrestha and Ranjan Tripathi, proprietor and vehicle owner of Langtang Trade owner, Dhan Bahadur Tamang, and three others have been charged in the case. Each of them has been accused of embezzling Rs 75 million and so recovery of the same amount is demanded.

In course of the investigation, the Rasuwa Customs Office was found to have done nothing against the declaration form that mentioned wrong name of the country of origin of shoes.

Similarly, the CIAA filed a case against non-gazetted first class officer at District Court Babarmahal, Bholanath Chalise for taking half million rupees as bribe from a service seeker, luring him of settling a case in his favour.

He has been demanded imprisonment along with the recovery of the bribe amount.

Moreover, Chalise shared with the CIAA that he took the bribe amount with the consent from Judge Babukaji Baniya in the court the case was under the bench to be heard by Baniya.

So, the CIAA has written to the Judicial Council for the investigation in case of judge Baniya, said CIAA Spokesperson, Rameshwor Dangal.