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Police raise revenue over Rs 2.24 billion

Monday, 06 January 2025

The Nepal Police raised revenue of over Rs 2.24 billion from different fines and penalties in the first five months of the current fiscal year 2081/82 BS.

The Nepal Police has launched a drive to take various actions and prevent illegal activities as part of its special action plan.

Nepal Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bishwa Adhikari said revenue was collected from 10 different categories, including seizure of illegal goods, traffic action, unlawful money transfer, gold, and river-based mining.

Spokesperson Adhikari informed that Rs 905.7 million 40.42 percent of revenue has been collected from the seizure of illegal goods.

He informed that Rs 520.7 million was raised from traffic fines, Rs 427.4 million from the implementation of the court verdicts, Rs 262.9 million from the recovery of illegal gold and silver,r and Rs 43.7 million from the recovery of illegal currency.

Likewise, Rs 29 million has been collected from undisclosed sources, Rs 12 million from the seizure of illegal timber, and Rs 18.3 from the control of illegal money transfer/trade, the Police Headquarters shared.

Details from July to December reveal Rs 11.6 million was collected from illegal livestock control campaigns, while Rs 9.2 million more revenue was collected from illegal river-borne mining.