Nepal Charges Ex-Printing Chief With Money Laundering

Nepal’s Revenue Investigation Department filed money laundering charges against former Security Printing Centre executive director Bikal Paudel and his wife, alleging misappropriation of more than 626 million NPR and seeking recovery of about 689 million NPR; prosecutors seek confiscation of assets, proportional prison sentences, and doubled fines, and Paudel is already serving a sentence from a prior corruption conviction. The report notes the Security Printing Centre handles sensitive government documents such as currency and passports but does not describe any cyber incident.