Businessman Kamal Kishor Malpani Faces Multiple Investigations for Tax Evasion, Product Quality Issues, and Citizenship Doubts
Summary
Kamal Kishor Malpani and his companies are facing scrutiny over alleged tax evasion, substandard food and tobacco products, and doubts about the validity of his Nepali citizenship. Regulators have ordered recalls, imposed fines, and pursued legal action over weight discrepancies and missing excise stickers.
Key Points
- The Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer Protection fined and restricted sales of several tobacco products linked to Malpani after finding weight discrepancies.
- The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control ordered recalls of Current Noodles, Lali Chaumin, and Janyak Crackers for failing quality standards.
- Questions remain over Malpani’s Nepali citizenship, including the issuance of a duplicate certificate from another district.
- The Revenue Investigation Department filed a case seeking more than Rs 103 million over alleged gutkha-related revenue evasion.
