Saturday, 11 January, 2025
By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Jan. 5: The Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) has filed a case against the accused of the Lalita Niwas land scam at the Patan High Court, Lalitpur, on Tuesday.
The case is filed against Shova Kanta Dhakal, Saroj Dhakal, Uma Kumari Dhakal, Santu Shrestha and Rajeswor Shrestha. The Dhakals and Santu are the proprietors of the Ansan International Pvt. Ltd while Rajeshwor is an auditor.
The DRI has accused them of faking the Value Added Tax, presenting fake financial statement and other reports to evade taxes.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the DRI put the tax misappropriation at Rs. 422 million in VAT, Rs. 684 million in income tax and Rs. 97.4 million in dividend.
The DRI has sought to retrieve Rs. 1.2 billion from the accused and to fine them Rs. 1.2 billion, bringing the total fine and punishment to Rs. 2.4 billion. The accused have created fake documents and financial reports to evade taxes, said the DRI.
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