INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, February 26
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed separate charge-sheets against 19 persons at the
Special Court for their alleged involvement in corruption.
The CIAA indicted nine persons, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Krishna
Bahadur Kunwar, after he was found withdrawing around Rs 1.6 million from bank account of District Police Office, Humla, in unauthorised
manner while he was the district police chief.
Kunwar, in collusion with office accountant and other administrative staffers faked receipt
with bogus signature of police personnel to embezzle the fund under the head ‘daily and travelling allowance&
Other persons indicted for financial embezzlement are Sub-inspector Madhav Chand Thakuri, head constable- Tanka Bahadur Malla, constable
Sarbaraj Khatri, accountants of District Treasury Controller Office Bhakta Bahadur Shahi and Bhawani Prasad Adhikari, auditors of the Office
of Auditor General Prem Kumar Adhikari, Chhatranath Sharma Gaire and Sangita Phuyal.
They have been charged under Prevention of Corruption
Act-2002.
The CIAA has filed a separate charge-sheet against five persons, including DSP Trilok Bahadur Chand, former chief of District
They had allegedly embezzled around Rs 3.1 million allocated for ration and travell allowance of police personnel by faking receipts.
Other
defendants include SI Madhav Chand Thakuri, head constable Tanka Bahadur Malla, constable Sarbaraj Khatri and accountant of DTCO Bhakta
Bahadur Shahi.
The anti-graft body has filed charge-sheet against Chakrapani Bhattarai, a mechanical supervisor of Nepal Electricity
Authority, for submitting fake academic certificates to join the service.
The CIAA has sought punishment against him in accordance with
In yet another case, the CIAA booked Gita Adhikari, who allegedly submitted fake academic credentials to be appointed a typist in
Beshishahar Municipality, Gandaki Province
Anju Ranjitkar has been charge-sheeted for submitting fake academic certificates to be appointed a dancer in Sanskritik Sansthan, Jamal.
The
anti-graft body has also indicated computer officer Ram Kumar Adhikari of Bharatpur-based Inland Revenue Office, for receiving Rs 10,000 in
bribe from a service-seeker.
The CIAA has filed a charge-sheet against Bal Bahadur Kathayat, chairperson of Kotdurbar Community Forest
Users& Group in Surkhet for embezzling Rs 79,000 by creating fake bills for payment of forest conservation activities.
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