KATHMANDU: A supplementary charge sheet has been filed at the Special Court against 16 defendants, including CPN (UML) Vice Chairman Bishnu Prasad Paudel, five other individuals, and 10 companies, for offenses related to money laundering.

According to the Special Court, the supplementary charge sheet was presented on Thursday following further investigation into a previously registered case.

The charge sheet accuses the defendants of playing the role of accomplices in money laundering offenses under the Assets Laundering Prevention Act, 2008, by creating an environment to hide illegally acquired assets and disguise their source.

Specifically, a fine amounting to Rs 209 million has been claimed against defendant Poudel.

Furthermore, a demand has been made before the court to confiscate Rs 634,545.84 currently held in his account at Everest Bank Limited.

The Special Court stated that legal proceedings regarding the supplementary charge sheet filed after the further investigation will now move forward.