KATHMANDU: The Department of Revenue Investigation has filed a case at the Kathmandu District Court against Varun Beverage on charge of evading taxes by using fake VAT bill.
Barun Beverage is producing Pepsi and other beverages in Nepal. Department’s Director General Dirgharaj Mainali said that the case was filed against seven persons including Amit Gupta seeking Rs 1.94 billion in fine and three years in jail.
As claimed by the Department, Varun Beverage is charged of doing business with the use of fake VAT bills supposedly for revenue leakage.
Other defendants in the case are Rabikanta Jayapuriya, Rohit Kohali, Prabin Kumar Agrawal, Binod Singh and Ashok Gupta.
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