KATHMANDU: A supplementary charge sheet has been filed at the Special Court against CPN-UML Vice-Chair Bishnu Prasad Paudel and 15 other defendants in a money laundering case.
According to the Special Court, the supplementary charge sheet was submitted on Thursday following further investigation into a case previously filed against defendants including Deepak Bhatta.
The case includes six individuals and 10 companies as defendants.
The charge sheet alleges that the defendants played a role as accomplices in money laundering by creating conditions to conceal illegally acquired assets and hide their sources, in violation of the Asset (Money) Laundering Prevention Act, 2008.
The charge sheet has claimed a confiscation amount of Rs 209 million against Paudel.
It has also sought the confiscation of Rs 634,545.84 deposited in Paudel’s account at Everest Bank Limited.
The Special Court said legal proceedings on the supplementary charge sheet will now move forward according to existing judicial procedures.
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