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News India Live, Digital Desk:How deep the roots of corruption are in Bihar can be gauged from the fact that now the world’s largest investigative agency has been appointed to investigate the illegal assets of a government engineer. Interpol Had to enter the field. Bihar Economic Offenses Unit (EOU) has sought official help from Interpol to trace the black money invested in Nepal. This step is a strong message to corrupt officials that their wealth is no longer safe even across the border.
Nepal Connection: The game of luxurious hotels and land
EOU’s investigation has revealed that a large part of the commission embezzlement done by this tainted engineer while sitting in Bihar was transferred to the neighboring country. Nepal Has been spent in.
Investment in Kathmandu: According to sources, the engineer has purchased luxurious hotels and several acres of land in major cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara in the name of himself and his relatives.
Shell Companies: There is also suspicion of creating many ‘shell companies’ in Nepal to convert black money into white, through which money was transferred.
Why the entry of Interpol?
Since the case pertains to the border of another country, Bihar Police has its own limits of jurisdiction. To overcome this obstacle:
Alert Notice: EOU has written a letter to the concerned country through Interpol for ‘information sharing’.
Property Freeze: With the help of an international agency, documents of these properties located in Nepal will be collected and the process of ‘freezing’ them will be started.
Black Money Trail: Deposits in foreign banks and money sent through hawala will be matched.
EOU’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy
Senior EOU officials say this is only the beginning. Many other ‘white collar’ and engineers from Bihar are on the radar who have invested abroad.
Whether the proceeds of corruption are underground or across the border, we will find them. “Coordination with Interpol will expedite the investigation and the accused will find no way to escape.”
What will be the next step?
As soon as information was received from Interpol, EOU was registered against the accused engineer. special court Will file charge sheet. Also, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can also be involved in this money laundering case, which is sure to increase the troubles of the accused.