Himal Hub / Money laundering case involving nearly Rs 1 billion has been filed against two individuals accused of illegally sending 250 people to the United States.
The case has been lodged at the Kathmandu District Court by the District Government Attorney’s Office based on an investigation report prepared by the Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau.
The accused are Kal Bahadur Basnet of Banfikot Rural Municipality–2, Rukum West, and Amit Basnet of Sisne Rural Municipality–5, Rukum East. Kal Bahadur is currently in Dillibazar Prison after being arrested from Dubai in Bhadra with the help of Interpol. He is in judicial custody on charges of human trafficking and smuggling. Amit Basnet remains absconding and has been charged as a fugitive defendant.
According to police, Kal Bahadur Basnet and Amit Basnet illegally send 250 individuals to the U.S. and defrauded others by promising to facilitate their travel. Financial investigations revealed illegal transactions amounting to Rs 706,053,722 in accounts linked to Kal Bahadur and Rs 274,529,028 linked to the absconding accused. Authorities have demanded Rs 980,582,751 in total, equivalent to the alleged illegal transactions.
