Rabi’s wife Nikita face money laundering charges, property seizure demanded
The charges were registered to seize illegally acquired property allegedly held in Nikita's name.
KATHMANDU: The Office of the Government Attorney has filed a money laundering case against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane and his wife, Nikita Poudel.
The charges were registered to seize illegally acquired property allegedly held in Nikita’s name.
Nikita is among five individuals listed as defendants under property confiscation proceedings. Others include Padma Banjade, Rojak Joshi, Radha Pachai, and Mina Pachia.
The court has been approached to adjudicate the case per applicable laws.
Rabi Lamichhane alone faces claims of over Rs 270 million in unexplained wealth, specifically Rs 278.9 million deemed unaccounted for in the money laundering investigation.
Additionally, former DIG Chhabilal Joshi faces a claim of Rs 743.4 million for unexplained assets.
Alongside Lamichhane and Joshi, the authorities have sought the confiscation of property from GB Rai.
A supplementary charge sheet filed on Sunday names 44 defendants.
Among them, 31 are accused solely of cooperative fraud, while the money laundering case involves eight companies and five individuals, including Rabi, Chhabilal, GB, Ram Prasad Khanal, and Lila Pachai.
Earlier, on Friday, the government prosecutor filed additional charges against GB Rai and 19 others.
