Nepal Police collect over Rs 2.24 billion in revenue

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

As part of their special action plan, the Nepal Police have launched a drive to take various actions and prevent illegal activities.

Spokesperson of Nepal Police, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bishwa Adhikari said that the 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 per cent) revenue was collected from the seizure of illegal goods.

He informed that Rs 520.7 million was collected 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 and Rs 43.7 million from the recovery of illegal currency.

Similarly, Rs 29 million was collected from undisclosed sources and 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.

According to the details from July to December, Rs 11.6 million was collected from illegal livestock control campaigns and Rs 9.2 million more revenue was collected from illegal river-borne mining.