Kathmandu, Aug. 12 -- The Department of Revenue Investigation has filed a case against eight government employees for abetting traders to evade revenue in the fiscal year 2018-19.

On February 23, last year, the government had brought this department under the Prime Minister's Office, along with the National Investigation Department and the Department of Money Laundering Investigation by amending the Nepal Government Business Rules.

Although many criticised the government's move as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's effort to centralise power, it helped reduce the influence of revenue staff at the department, which created a conflict of interests in many cases. Earlier, the department was under the Finance Ministry and its organisation was h...