Five Individuals, Including Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Charged in Corruption Case in Bajhang, Nepal

Summary

Five individuals, including the Acting Chief Administrative Officer of Bithadchir Rural Municipality in Bajhang, have been charged with corruption related to inflated payments for incomplete road construction work.

Key Points
  • Five individuals including Acting Chief Administrative Officer Chakradev Bhatta have been charged in a corruption case in Bajhang.
  • The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed the case at the Special Court in Kathmandu.
  • The case involves inflated payments totaling NPR 848,962 for incomplete construction of Bagthala Dhari Doba road.
  • False bills and vouchers were prepared stating completion of work that was not actually done at the site.
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