Vishal Group — Are They Really Guilty?

Expired chocolates and chips were found in the market of Nepal which were sold after relabelling their best before date or expiry date. This scam created a lot of chaos among the public as consuming expired food products are extremely harmful and above that, this is the time when people all over the world are eating healthy and maintaining personal hygiene to stay safe from Covid-19.

The name of Vishal group, one of the leading conglomerates of Nepal, was heavily spotted on the news as they were the importer of the products. Products of some of the leading brands like Oreo, Snickers, Pringles, etc. were sold and it is to be noted that children are the primary consumers of such brands.

Now coming to my opinion, I have a very strong feeling that it is not possible for Vishal group to be involved in a scam like this. Why? I’ll tell you.

Vishal group is one of the leading conglomerates in Nepal, engaged in the sectors of Manufacturing, Distribution, Banking & Finance, Automobile, Education and Social Business. Apart from being one of the highest taxpayers of Nepal and a major contributor to the national economy and society at large, Vishal group has donated immensely for the welfare of the country. During the Covid-19 lockdown, the group distributed plethora of N95 masks, sanitizers, PPE Kits and other medical supplies to hospitals all over Nepal and even donated a sum of Rs 1 crore to the government. The vice president of the Group, Mr. Tulsi Ram Agrawal was also awarded the prestigious Prabal Jansewa Shree Award by the Government of Nepal for his selfless contribution towards the economy.

From the above lines, we can get a slight idea on how Vishal group has always worked towards the welfare of the country.

However, Vishal group has denied all the allegations and said they there were involved in the import of those products but have no idea how expired products got into the market. While I was reading a few write-ups regarding this Vishal group relabelling scam, as people are calling it, I saw the name of an another company which was involved in the distribution of those products.

Further investigation still going on which us a hope that the truth will be revealed soon. Till the let’s not name the scam as ‘Vishal Group’ Scam.