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Nepal Arrests Alleged Power Broker Deepak Bhatta in Money Laundering Probe

ID: 396a8cd2-889c-5908-823d-d203546ef659

STIX ID: report--396a8cd2-889c-5908-823d-d203546ef659

Feed Name: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Date Published: 2026-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-04-02

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Nepalese authorities arrested prominent businessman Deepak Bhatta on money laundering allegations after investigators traced large, suspicious transfers and alleged misuse of company funds to purchase shares; he has been transferred to the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, placed on a 10-day remand, barred from leaving the country, and the case aligns with a renewed government anti-corruption push.

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