One of the biggest banking fraud cases in Nepal has come to light. A total of 109 people have been charged in a massive embezzlement case involving Rs. 3.2 billion at Karnali Development Bank.
Back in Poush 2081, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) took full control of Karnali Development Bank, suspecting serious irregularities. Following a detailed investigation by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), a large-scale financial scam was confirmed.
On the basis of this report, the Office of the Government Attorney in Banke filed a case at the High Court in Nepalgunj.
Several high-level officials of the bank are among the accused, including:
- Former Chief Executive Officers like Dinesh Kumar Rawat, Niraj Bikram Shah, and Bishnu Prasad Kakshapati
- Nepalgunj branch manager Deepa Thapa
- Other senior staff, board members, and outsiders linked to the fraudulent activities
So far, 4 individuals are under police custody, while 2 have passed away. The remaining 103 people are still on the run.
The legal case has been registered, and the search for the absconding accused continues. Authorities are expected to push for further recovery of the embezzled funds and take action to prevent such incidents in the future.
A full list of all 109 accused individuals has been published in the court filing. It includes former executives, staff, and external collaborators from various sectors.
Sure. Here’s a simplified and human-readable version of the list of all 109 accused individuals involved in the Karnali Development Bank scam case, presented cleanly for easy understanding.
People charged in the Karnali Development Bank scam (109 names)
- Rajendrabir Ray (former executive officer)
- Bed Prakash Singh Thakuri (former finance officer)
- Pashupati Dayal Mishra (board chairperson)
- Bhuvan Basnet
- Dinesh Kumar Rawat (former CEO)
- Niraj Bikram Shah (former CEO)
- Bishnu Prasad Kakshapati (former CEO)
- Deepa Thapa (Nepalgunj branch manager)
- Tank Bahadur Basnet
- Usha Kumari Bhandari
- Nisar Ahmad Darji
- Yuvraj Adhikari
- Om Prakash Mishra
- Om Pratap Rana
- Usha Rana Shah
- Om Prakash Ajat
- Harihar Prasad Shrestha
- Indrajit Gharti Magar
- Narjit Basnet
- Man Bahadur Chaudhary
- Pawan Singh Chaudhary
- Samajlal Chaudhary
- Samir Bikram Sah
- Hari Krishna B.C.
- Bhujni Tharuni
- Om Prakash Wali
- Gangaram Dangi
- Binod Chaudhary
- Sumitra Singh
- Sunil Srivastav
- Saurabh Khadka
- Mukesh Gautam
- Narayan Kumar Shrestha
- Man Kumari Chaudhary
- Indrakali Gurung
- Gaumati Gurung
- Sushil Kumar Sarki
- Janak Kumari Chaudhary
- Mahesh Sapkota
- Prasanna Shrestha
- Netra Prakash Dangi
- Saurabh Shrestha
- Drona Bahadur Dangi
- Raj Kumar Pyakurel
- Kopal Bista
- Elina Asi
- Namuna Nagarkoti
- Sunil Gautam
- Binod Bhadel
- Suchin Shrestha
- Ramloutan Chaudhary
- Binita KC
- Suresh Giri
- Shashiram BK
- Ravilal Bishwakarma
- Saurabh Karmacharya
- Tilakvir Sunar
- Tilak BK
- Ramsankar Manav Dasi
- Bechanlal Bhujwa
- Thoma Gurung
- Agandhar Adhikari
- Sunita Kandel
- Narendra Bikram Wali
- Jhalak Wali
- Bishnu Kumar Batala
- Bishnu Kumar Sharma
- Bishnu Bohora
- Purna Milan Shahi
- Kul Bahadur Shahi
- Gaurav Malla
- Manisha Bhattarai
- Mayaram Chaudhary
- Saurabh Singh
- Indra Saini
- Ramkaran Mishra
- Kiran Bhandari
- Kumar Singh Thakuri
- Tejuram BK
- Thakur Prasad Tharu
- Munsiram Tharu
- Kushik Thamsher Rana
- Nawaraj Pandey
- Rajendra Bahadur Dangi
- Raghavendra Shrestha
- Bikash Khadka
- Bikal Kumar Shrestha
- Suveksha Shrestha
- Shishir Kumar Shrestha
- Dipendra Rai
- Rajan Oli
- Pal Bahadur Damai
- Dal Bahadur BK Gahtelaj
- Daman Kumar Shrestha
- Pukar Pachhai
- Asantabir Ray
- Tara Gurung
- Sakar Dayal Mishra
- Mohanram Mishra
- Binam Kumar Shrestha
- Bhuvan Prasad Regmi
- Tularam Kurmi
- Keshav Prasad Neupane
- Suresh Chandra Shrestha
- Ravinman Shrestha
- Kamala BK
- Sagar Thapa
- Mahesh Jung Thapa
- Dhananjay Kashyap
