Abhishek Giri’s alleged empire of influence, extortion and financial control under police scanner

From prison-linked earnings to construction disputes, investigators are tracing a web of alleged financial dealings and coercion involving the controversial Biratnagar figure.

Controversial Biratnagar figure Abhishek Giri was arrested on June 27 from his residence in Madhumara, ward 8 of Biratnagar Metropolitan City. During a search of his house, police recovered a cash-counting machine, more than 50 tolas (583.19 grams) of gold and an unspecified amount of cash.