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CIAA seeks NRB’s support in investigating irregularities at Lumbini Finance and Leasing Company

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CIAA seeks NRB’s support in investigating irregularities at Lumbini Finance and Leasing Company
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August 5: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has written a letter to Nepal Rasta  Bank to probe into alleged irregularities  carried out by Chintamani Bhattarai when he was the chairman and CEO of Lumbini Finance and Leasing Company. He has been accuse of financial irregularities in collusion with other board of directors and top management officials of the company.

The anti-graft body had written the letter to the central bank on July 18 after receiving a complaint with some evidences of irregularities. A source at the CIAA informed New Business Age that the anti-graft body is investigating the issue and has requested the central bank for further investigation.

A complaint with registration number 21088 was filed at the CIAA in early July accusing then promoter Bhattarai and other board members of the company of misappropriating the savings of the public. In this regard, the CIAA had written a letter to the Nepal Rastra Bank seeking its cooperation in the investigation.

The complaint filed at the CIAA has stated that the irregularities carried out by Bhattarai and other board members of the company has put millions of rupees of the general public at stake.

In the complaint filed at the CIAA, the complainant has stated that the Nepal Rastra Bank did not initiate investigation into the case even after filing repeated complaints at the central bank.

The complaint states that the company has institutionalized corruption, worked against the laws, abused authority, avoided tax and indulged in massive irregularities.

According to the complaint filed at the CIAA, Lumbini Finance which is now renamed as Lumbini Bikas Bank initiated the process of merger with Vibor Society Develop Bank in order to cover its irregularities.

The company has also been accused of issuing loan without collateral, providing loan by accepting faulty collateral or undervalued collateral, favouring nepotism, selling the company’s non-banking assets among others.

The complainant has urged the anti-graft body to take prompt action against Bhattarai and others as they might destroy important documents and the evidences against them if the investigation is prolonged.

 

 

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