व्यवसायी तथा पूर्व सांसद देवीप्रसाद भट्टचन पक्राउBusinessman and Former Lawmaker Devi Prasad Bhattchan Arrested
नेकपा (एमाले) का पूर्व सांसद तथा व्यवसायी देवीप्रसाद भट्टचनलाई नेपाल प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ। प्रहरीले मंगलबार उनलाई ललितपुरबाट पक्राउ गरेको हो। प्रहरीको केन्द्रीय अनुसन्धान ब्यूरो (सीआईबी) का अनुसार, प्रभु ग्रुपसँग सम्बन्धित आर्थिक हिनामिनाको अभियोगमा उनलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिइएको हो।
भट्टचन प्रभु ग्रुपका अध्यक्षसमेत हुन्। उनीविरुद्ध यसअघि नै ठगीसम्बन्धी उजुरी दर्ता भएको थियो। सहकारी ठगी प्रकरणमा समेत उनको संलग्नता रहेको आशंका हुँदै आएको थियो।
भट्टचनविरुद्ध ९८ करोड रुपैयाँभन्दा बढी रकम ठगी गरेको आरोपमा प्रभु म्यानेजमेन्टकी अध्यक्ष कुसुम लामाले उजुरी दर्ता गरेकी थिइन्। तर सो उजुरी लामो समयदेखि प्रहरी कार्यालयमा अलपत्र परेको थियो।
कुसुम लामाका अनुसार, भट्टचन र प्रभु मनि ट्रान्सफरले सहकारीहरूको रेमिट्यान्स भुक्तानी र धरौटी रकम दुरुपयोग गरेका थिए। उनले भट्टचनविरुद्ध नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक र काठमाडौं महानगरीय प्रहरी परिसरमा पनि उजुरी दिएकी छिन्।
सीआईबीका एक अधिकारीका अनुसार, प्रारम्भिक अनुसन्धानपछि उनलाई थप सोधपुछका लागि हिरासतमा राखिएको छ र आर्थिक अनियमिततासम्बन्धी थप विवरण संकलन भइरहेको छ।
Former lawmaker of the CPN-UML and prominent businessman Devi Prasad Bhattchan has been arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police. He was taken into custody from Lalitpur on Tuesday in connection with alleged financial irregularities linked to the Prabhu Group.
Bhattchan, who also serves as the Chairman of Prabhu Group, had previously been accused in multiple financial fraud cases. Police confirmed that complaints had been filed against him earlier, including allegations related to a major cooperative scam.
According to reports, Kusum Lama, Chairperson of Prabhu Management, had filed a formal complaint accusing Bhattchan of defrauding more than Rs 980 million. However, the complaint had remained pending at the police office for an extended period.
Lama alleged that Bhattchan and Prabhu Money Transfer had misused remittance payments and security deposits belonging to cooperative institutions. She had also lodged complaints against Bhattchan with the Nepal Rastra Bank and the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police.
According to a CIB official, Bhattchan is currently under police custody for further interrogation, and a detailed investigation into the financial irregularities is underway.
