INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, December 28
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed a chargesheet against former chief of
Rupandehi-based Transport Management Office Ananda Keshari Pokharel and ex-inspector of Western Regional Traffic Police Office Rabindra
Shrestha at the Special Court for their alleged involvement in corruption and financial irregularities.
The anti-graft body had indicted
them yesterday after necessary inquiry into their involvement in corruption
According to the CIAA, former TMO chief Pokharel and member of trial examination committee Shrestha colluded with intermediaries to issue
licence to 71 persons, who did not even attend the trial or failed to pass it
The CIAA has not mentioned the date on which they issued licence unlawfully.
Their unethical activities had also resulted in revenue
They have been charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act-2002
In the charge-sheet, the CIAA has sought maximum punishment under the law
If any authorised person alters the results of examinations with the intention of gaining illegal advantage, he/she shall also be liable to
imprisonment from three months to one year, along with a fine ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the gravity of the
offence.
TMO was among the top 14 government offices categorically identified by a report of the CIAA as the most corruption-sensitive
government body where services were often denied without bribe
According to a study on ‘Status of Corruption and Good Governance in Nepal-2019&, the amount of bribe money to be offered to the officials
concerned is contingent on the nature of service
Corruption is rampant in TMO for vehicle registration, issuance and renewal of driving licence, distribution and renewal of ownership book
and ownership transfer of vehicles.
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