Ward Chairman Convicted in Bribery Case Involving NPR 300,000 Bribe

Summary

Janardan Yadav, Ward Chairman of Marchwari Rural Municipality-3, Rupandehi, has been convicted of taking a NPR 300,000 bribe and sentenced to one year in prison along with a fine.

Key Points
  • Janardan Yadav, Ward Chairman of Marchwari Rural Municipality-3, Rupandehi, was convicted for bribery.
  • He took a bribe of NPR 300,000 through businessman Bipin Kumar Pandey.
  • Both Yadav and Pandey were sentenced to one year in prison and fined NPR 150,000 each.
  • The arrest and case were handled by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in Butwal.
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