Gold smuggling case: 7 companies registered to smuggle gold

KATHMANDU, Sep 13: The investigation of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Police has revealed that 7 companies had been registered to smuggle gold from Nepal.

Speaking in a press conference held on Wednesday, the CIB's Superintendent of Police, Sanjay Singh Thapa, informed that the aforementioned 7 companies were using Hong Kong as their base to smuggle gold from Nepal.

He also added that those 7 companies were using honest people and tricking them into smuggling gold for them.

According to the information provided by Thapa, the seven registered companies were Chhungak Electric Suppliers, Bhujel Electric Suppliers, Hwada Electric Suppliers, Pawati Electric Suppliers, Dolkha Electric Suppliers, Ready Trade and Sarita Suppliers.

The owners of these companies are Lekhnath Karki Doli, Ram Kumar Bhujel, Kumar Bahadur Bhujel, Ram Bahadur Bhujel, Bikundra Bhujel, Dilip Bhujel and Sarita Tamang respectively.

The CIB also informed that the smuggled golds were revealed to be melted at Tokha and Lazimpat.