DRI files fraud cases against three; demands over Rs 109m in fines

KATHMANDU: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) has filed a case of fraud in the High Court, Patan against three persons on the charge of issuing fake tax invoices. The DRI in the lawsuit has demanded fines of over Rs 109 million and imprisonment to the accused — Indian national Dhiraj Kumar Jayaswal, Suman Kumar Shrestha of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32 and Rahul Kumar Jayaswal of Birgunj Metropolitan City-4. The DRI informed that it filed the case on Friday. Under the value added taxes (VAT), it sought fines equivalent to the misappropriated amounts of more than Rs 17 million and under income taxes, over Rs 37 million from the accused. By RSS READ ALSO:

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