Special Court Grants Bail to Manoj Karki in Pokhara Airport Corruption Case
Summary
The Special Court has granted bail to Manoj Karki, former CAAN board member, in the Pokhara Regional International Airport corruption case, following allegations of inflated construction costs.
Key Points
- The Special Court ordered the release of Manoj Karki on bail of 250,000 rupees.
- Karki is accused of colluding with China CAMC Engineering to inflate Pokhara airport construction costs.
- The alleged inflated amount caused an illegal loss of approximately 8.36 billion Nepali rupees.
- Karki denied wrongdoing, stating cost revision followed ministry and governmental decisions.
