Abhishek Giri Rearrested by CIB for Fraud and Criminal Breach of Trust
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Kathmandu. Abhishek Giri, who was released on bail by the court in the case of extortion from prisoners of Morang Jail, has been re-arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) for investigation. Giri was brought to Kathmandu after being arrested on Asar 24. Giri, who emerged from a gangster background, was recently affiliated with the Nepali Congress. He was released from prison on Chaitra 5, 2079, after serving 9 years for kidnapping and hostage-taking.
Shrestha Construction Company is one of Nepal's oldest construction companies. The CIB is investigating Abhishek for fraud and criminal breach of trust against Subash Shrestha, the operator of Shrestha Construction. The Bureau is investigating 4 disputes between Abhishek and Subash. It is alleged that Abhishek caused financial loss to Shrestha Construction by not doing the work, promising to arrange contracts through his company based on influence. Shrestha Construction had secured an 83.89 crore contract for 6 kilometers of the Biratnagar Hathkhola to Rangeli road section of the Hulaki Road.
As the work was not done according to the contract signed in 2074, the Hulaki Road Project canceled the contract and started a new process. Abhishek is accused of abandoning the Hulaki Road work through his company RC Suppliers & Construction Pvt. Ltd. Shrestha had done 22 percent of the road work, and Abhishek, who took responsibility for the remaining work, abandoned the contract. CIB officials involved in the investigation said that Giri also abandoned the road project near Virat Chowk after taking responsibility. The investigation against Giri, 48, a resident of Madhumara, Ward No. 8, Birat Chowk, Morang District, Biratnagar Metropolitan City, is being conducted with a 6-day remand for the offense of fraud and criminal breach of trust, CIB spokesperson (SSP) Anupam Shamsher Jabra told Ratopati.
Abhishek's bullying was such that without informing Shrestha Construction, he sold the company's excavator and tipper as scrap. Officials involved in the investigation said that he sold the tipper and excavator after cutting them with the help of machinery. He sold the tipper and excavator that Shrestha Construction had sent to be used for the road project near Virat Chowk.
It is also alleged that Giri forced Subash Shrestha to transfer his house in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, to his wife's name under duress. Giri is accused of forcing his second wife, Sonu Acharya, to transfer the house built on plot number 1039 in Ward No. 7, Budhanilkantha Municipality, under her name by intimidation. In his statement to the investigating officers, he said that he had paid money when the house was transferred. An official involved in the investigation said that some money was found to have been given by Giri's wife. The official said, 'It appears that Abhishek's wife gave money, but it is yet to be revealed what this payment was for.' The complainant claimed that Giri had taken their checks under duress. However, investigating officers say that no basis for confirming the checks were taken has been found during the investigation. Subash Shrestha and Giri became involved during the process of subcontracting.
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