DRI raids Dugar Group factories

KATHMANDU, NOV 07 -

The Department of Revenue Investigation ( DRI ) on Tuesday raided Amrit Pulses Industry and Pooja Dal Mill on suspicion of tax evasion.

These two industries belong to the TM Dugar Group.

According to DRI Deputy Director General Rajendra Prasad Sharma, these two industries have been exporting pulses imported from India as domestic production.

“Although the details are yet to come out, the preliminary investigation of the raid team suggests the industries have evaded income tax and custom duty worth millions,” said Sharma.

According to DRI , two flying squad teams of the department raided the industries. The one headed by Arjun Thapa and Dhan Bahadur Baduwal raided Birgunj-based Pooja Dal Mill and the other headed by Bharat Raj Subedi raided Nepalgunj-based Amrit Pulses Industry.

Motilal Dugar of TM Dugar Group, however, denied the charges. “We have been exporting domestic pulses,” said Dugar. “We have not imported pulses from Bangladesh evading taxes,” said Dugar.

Source: The Kathmandu Post