Defendant Fined Over 44 Million NPR Arrested in Revenue Leakage Case

March 27, Kathmandu – The police have arrested a fugitive defendant who had been fined over 44 million Nepalese rupees by the Patan High Court in a revenue leakage case. The arrested individual is 31-year-old Praveenkumar Mehta, the director of Ankush Suppliers and Traders located in Kuleshwor, Kathmandu. Mehta, a permanent resident of Sakhu Baba, Brahmpuri Municipality-2, Sarlahi district, was apprehended on Friday in Kuleshwor by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police.

The Patan High Court had delivered its verdict on the case against Mehta on April 29, 2024 (Baisakh 17, 2081 BS), sentencing him to a fine of NPR 44,487,957 and one year imprisonment for revenue leakage. According to the police, Mehta had been absconding since the verdict was issued. After his arrest, he was presented before the District Court in Lalitpur, informed SSP Shivkumar Shrestha, spokesperson for the CIB.