The latest case involves Abhisek Giri, who was taken to Morang on Thursday for investigation under money laundering laws. Police units across all districts are now authorised to investigate and prosecute money laundering offences. Police filed 15 money laundering cases in fiscal year 2025/26, up from 13 in the previous fiscal year. In earlier cases, 78 people had been named as defendants in 28 money laundering prosecutions. Police have identified human trafficking, drug trafficking, hundi transactions, tax evasion, corruption, banking offences, cybercrime and cryptocurrency transactions as major predicate offences linked to money laundering.