KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Police have arrested a person convicted of banking offence and a fine of Rs 90.7 million.
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police apprehended 67-year-old Ram Bhakta Thapa of Panauti Municipality-6, Kavrepalanchok in this connection.
Fugitive on bank fraud case lands into police net
Superintendent of Police Hobindra Bogati at CIB said that Thapa was held from Koteshwor area of Kathmandu. Besides the fine, Thapa has also been sentenced three years in prison. "It is found through investigation that Thapa had taken loan by influencing officials and employees of Capital Merchant and Finance Company Limited," Bogati said.
It has come to light that Thapa had taken loan producing documents of a fake company called 'Kabhre Broiler Suppliers'. The Then Appellate Court Patan had convicted Thapa on banking crime on May 12, 2014 and sentenced him three years in prison and a fine equivalent to the amount that he had misappropriated.
