Blue plate stopped for honorary consuls after Agrawal misuses in price gouging

Setopati

Kathmandu, April 9

The Foreign Ministry has suspended the use of blue plate and the flag in official vehicle of the honorary consuls of different countries in Nepal.

"In the context of the incident in which an Honorary Consul was found to have engaged in illegal activity misusing his position and privilege granted for his official function, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to withdraw certain facilities and privileges provided to the Honorary Consuls based in Nepal," the ministry said issuing a press statement on Wednesday. "Accordingly, as per the decision of the ministry, the privilege of using blue plate and the flag in official vehicle of the honorary consuls has been suspended with immediate effect until further notice."

Owner of Shankar Group and promoter of Jagadamba Steels and Cement Sulabh Agrawal, the honorary consul of Kyrgyzstan in Nepal, was arrested on charge of price gouging on Tuesday. He was found to have been selling thermal guns that cost Rs 3,000 per unit at Rs 15,000 using his official vehicle with blue plate.

Published Date: 2020-04-09 09:43:00

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