Jeevan Gurung, owner of Platinum College, involved in gold smuggling, arrested

KATHMANDU: Jeevan Gurung, the proprietor of Platinum College implicated in the 14 kg gold smuggling case, has been apprehended.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) detained him in Kathmandu’s Samakhusi area on Monday morning.

Following inquiries into the Dubai gold smuggling incident, Gurung emerged as the mastermind.

SP Hovindra Bogati, spokesperson for CIB, stated that arrangements are being made to transfer Gurung to the customs office.

Investigations uncovered Gurung’s alleged orchestration of Chandra Ghale and Min Bahadur Ghale, both involved in the gold smuggling and apprehended at the airport.

Gurung, who hails from Parbat, had been evading authorities since the issuance of the arrest warrant.