Anti-Corruption Commission Files Rs 258.67 Million Money Laundering Case Against Accounts Officer Jhalak Sharma Paudel

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a money laundering case against five individuals, including Jhalak Sharma Paudel, Accounts Officer at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development of Gandaki Province. Paudel is alleged to have concealed and laundered illegal assets amounting to Rs 25,867,324.53.

The commission has found evidence of complex financial transactions through banks and financial institutions and has requested the court for imprisonment, fines, and seizure of Rs 170,130,577. This case was registered on 23rd Chaitra in Kathmandu, citing the involvement of Paudel and his family in illegally acquiring wealth and hiding its sources.

The investigation confirmed Paudel’s engagement in concealing, defrauding, and transferring ownership of illegally obtained assets. Previously, Paudel has been under scrutiny in a pending case involving illegal acquisition of assets exceeding Rs 62.6 million.