Govt probe panel seals six Bajeko Sekuwa outlets

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] An employee of Bajeko Sekuwa restaurant chain removing a picture of owner Chetan Bhandari after government officials sealed the outlet at Anamnagar, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Photo: Naresh Shrestha/THT[/caption]Kathmandu, June 13A special investigation committee formed to probe the 33-kilogram gold smuggling case has sealed six outlets of Bajeko Sekuwa — a famous Nepali restaurant chain.The committee today raided the outlets in Kathmandu valley suspecting involvement of its owner Chetan Bhandari in the smuggling of the precious yellow metal.There are altogether 10 outlets of the restaurant chain in the country. The sealed outlets of Bajeko Sekuwa include those located at Anamnagar, Sorhakhutte, Samakhushi, Battisputali, Kamalpokhari and Gairidhara, according to officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs.MoHA officials said one of the six sealed outlets is owned by Bhandari’s brother-in-law. Suspecting Bhandari’s involvement in the gold smuggling racket, the government had earlier suspended all his bank accounts and withheld properties registered under his name. Bhandari, who has been at large for several weeks, is said to be a relative of Chudamani Upreti aka Gorey — the main accused in the 33-kilogram gold smuggling case.The government had filed a case against Bhandari as a fugitive defendant in the gold racket case at the Morang District Court.Last week, the police raided the house of Mohan Agrawal at Anamnagar. Agrawal is believed to have funded the smuggling of the 33 kg gold. During the raid, police recovered more than Rs 2 million in cash, gold biscuits and a jacket specially designed to smuggle the yellow metal.The home ministry probe committee also raided Raj Jewellery Store at Durbar Marg on Monday and seized gold jewellery worth almost Rs 230 million. RK Jewellery is owned by Rajendra Shakya — one of the accused in the 33-kilogram gold smuggling case.

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