Metropolitan Police Range Kathmandu had prepared its chargesheet, accusing Ansari of guilty of forgery under clause 8 of Muluki Ain and demanding three years´ jail term and fine worth the fraud amount on Ansari. [break]
However, the district attorney´s office chose to invoke article 95 (1) and 96 (1) of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Act 2001 which simply deals with cases of foreign currency exchange, not forgery.
Ansari was arrested on January 1 for allegedly possessing fake Indian currency notes totaling over Rs 2.54 million. His bodyguard Kashi Ram Adhikari and two Pakistan nationals -- Sajjad Mohammed Khuram and Mohammed Iqbal, who allegedly possessed 3.7 kg of brown sugar, were also arrested.
"Though conviction has been demanded as per the NRB Act, the chargesheet submitted to the District Court has demanded to invoke laws applicable for forgery. The district attorney´s office has weakened the case," said an investigative police official. The chargesheet is signed by assistant attorney Narayan Rimal.
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