A banking offence case has been filed at the Patan High Court against businessmen Shanker Lal Agrawal, Sulav Agrawal, Sahil Agrawal and Deepak Bhatta, with an alleged damage claim of Rs421 million.

The High Government Attorney’s Office filed the case on Thursday against Shanker Group chair Shanker Lal, vice-chairs Sulav and Sahil, and Infinity Holdings chair Bhatta.

Separately, a case has also been filed at the Kathmandu District Court under the acts related to securities and insurance against Bhatta, Sulav and others. The case also names former Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce & Industries president Shekhar Golchha as a defendant.

Among the accused, Bhatta and Sulav are currently in the custody of the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, while Sahil is absconding. Shanker Lal was released after arrest during the investigation, and Golchha was freed following a habeas corpus order from the Supreme Court.

In another development, the Special Government Attorney Office filed a separate case at the Special Court based on the Department’s money laundering investigation.

Special Court registrar Bed Prasad Uprety said the chargesheet had been filed against them.