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DRI files cases against three individuals on charge of revenue leakage through fake VAT invoices

KATHMANDU, May 9: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) on Thursday filed cases against three individuals ac...
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KATHMANDU, May 9: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) on Thursday filed cases against three individuals accused of evading value added tax (VAT) and income tax worth Rs 85.37 million.


According to the DRI, it filed the cases at the High Court, Patan, against proprietor of Antara International and accountants of the enterprise Ganesh Bahadur KC and Shyam Sundar Yadav. These individuals have been accused of using fake VAT invoices to evade the government taxes.


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The department has sought to collect Rs 170.75 million that includes cent percent cash fines from the accused.


Separately, the DRI filed cases against five individuals from Nawalparasi district on the charge of misappropriation of foreign currencies. They have been charged with carrying illegal transactions of Indian currency worth IRs 900,000.


Samir Khan of Sarawal Rural Municipality-4, Yogendra Yadav of Palhinandan Rural Municipality-4, Krishna Prasad Kafle of Bardaghat Municipality-13, Ishwori Prasad Regmi  of Hupsikot Rural Municipality-3 and Ramesh Kalwar of Susta Rural Municipality-2 were among the accused.  


 

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