Court Allows Removal of Organized Crime and Money Laundering Charges Against Ravi Lamichhane in Cooperative Scam Case

Kathmandu. The Kaski District Court has allowed the government to remove the claims of 'organized crime' and 'money laundering' in the case filed regarding the embezzlement of funds from Suryadarshan Savings and Credit Cooperative Institution against Ravi Lamichhane and others. The bench of Judge Himlal Belbase issued an order to amend the charge sheet and continue only with the 'cooperative fraud' case.

In the said case where the government is the plaintiff based on the complaint of Govinda Adhikari and others, Gitenra Babu (GB) Rai, Chabilal Joshi, and Ravi Lamichhane are named as defendants. The District Government Attorney's Office, Kaski had filed an application in the court seeking amendment of the previous charge sheet. The government's side's demand was to proceed with the main charge of 'cooperative fraud' only, without retaining the claims of 'organized crime' and 'money laundering'.