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No involvement of Mahara and Pun in 60 kg gold smuggling case: CIB



KATHMANDU: The Chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), AIG Shyamlal Gyawali, has stated that there is no evidence linking former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara and General Secretary of CPN-Maoist Center affiliated student union, Deepesh Pun, to the 60 kg gold smuggling case.

Gyawali shared this information during a press conference held in Kathmandu on Monday, where he also provided details regarding the second phase of the gold smuggling investigation.

Regarding the investigation into gold smuggling, Gyawali mentioned that 3,194.668 kg of gold had been smuggled, including electronic appliances, water pumps, smartwatches, and brake pads.

“In the investigation related to the gold smuggling case, we have not found any connection of Mahara and Pun in the 60 kg case,” he said in the press conference.

Gyawali clarified that while the smuggling of electronic appliances through fake companies like Bhujel Electric Suppliers Pvt Ltd., Hwada Electric Suppliers Pvt. Ltd., Chhungak Electric Suppliers, Dolakha Electric Suppliers, and Ready Traders Pvt. Ltd. had been established, they had not found any involvement of Mahara and Pun in the 60 kg gold smuggling case.

 

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