The refugee, who was arrested on the premises of Baluwatar-based International Organisation of Migration (IOM), has been identified as Jeet Bahadur Subba (29).According to the CIB, he was found in possession of Nepali citizenship certificate (number 041009/1070) dated March 17, 2011 from Jhapa District Administration Office that he obtained by identifying himself as a native of Madanpur, Khudunabari2 of Jhapa. It has also been revealed that his father Harkalal Subba had obtained Nepali citizenship certificate from Jhapa DAO.

 

“During interrogation, Subba said VDC Secretary Bishnu Paudel was bribed to procure the citizenship certificate for him and his father. The father-son duo reportedly gave a bribe of Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 each,” CIB informed.Jeet Bahadur had procured a Nepali passport (MRP) on the basis of the citizenship certificate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 27, 2011 on the recommendation of Jhapa DAO.

 

Having come to Nepal as a Bhutanese refugee at the age of nine, Jeet Bahadur was preparing to relocate to the US. Primary investigation suggests that Jeet Bahadur, Jagirman Lama (vice-president of Bhutan People’s Party), Lal Bahadur Rai and Padamlal Mishra were also involved in receiving hefty sums from a number of Nepalis for forging Bhutanese refugee identity cards with the promise of sending them to the US and Canada.

 

“Jeet Bahadur said his gang had sent 15 Nepalis to Canada by providing forged refugee identity cards,” CIB informed.

He has been handed to Metropolitan Police Range, Hanumandhoka where he will face forgery charge.