Fake Bhutanese refugee scam: Cases filed against 30 individuals in district court
The
attorney office indicts them on four types of crimes — treason, organised
crime, fraud and forgery.
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Published at : May 24, 2023
Updated at : May 24, 2023 18:45
The
attorney office said that all of them have been prosecuted for four types of
crimes—treason, organised crime, fraud and forgery.
According
to the chargesheet, besides Rayamajhi and Khand, Indrajeet Rai, security
advisor to former home minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, suspended government
secretary Tek Narayan Pandey, former lawmaker Ang Tawa Sherpa, Bhutanese human
rights leader Tek Nath Rijal, Rayamajhi’s son—Sandeep Rayamajhi, middlemen
Keshav Prasad Dulal, Sanu Bhandari, Sandesh Sharma, Ram Sharan KC, Shumsher
Miya, Tanka Kumar Gurung, Sagar Rai, Narendra KC, and Govinda Chaudhary have
been prosecuted. All of them are currently in police custody.
Likewise,
other accused that are on the run, including Prateek Thapa, who is the son of
former home minister Thapa, Keshav Tuladhar, Laxmi Maharjan, Dhiren Rai, Mohan
Raj Rai, Deepa Humagain, Sunil Budhathoki, Binita Saoden Limbu, Niranjan Kumar
Kharel, Hari Bhakta Maharjan, Ashok Pokharel, Rajesh Aryal, Niraj Rai and
Ashish Budhathoki have also been prosecuted on same charges.
They have
been charge-sheeted for collecting Rs288.17 million from 115 victims—ranging
from Rs200,000 to Rs4.8 million—promising them to send to the US in disguise of
Bhutanese refugees.
Of the
defendants, Rayamajhi has now been suspended from his position as a party
secretary of the CPN-UML. Likewise, Khand is a central working committee member
of the ruling Nepali Congress.
