Special Court convicts three for corruption in Bara rural municipality tender fraud

Summary

The Special Court convicted three individuals including Gauri Shankar Kumar Singh and Nepal Media House Pvt. Ltd. for corruption linked to false documents submitted in a tender for an agricultural electrification program in Bara's Pheta Rural Municipality.

Key Points
  • The Special Court convicted three individuals for corruption in Bara rural municipality tender fraud.
  • Gauri Shankar Kumar Singh, Nepal Media House Pvt. Ltd., and Navaraj Niraula were sentenced to three months imprisonment and fined.
  • The court ordered them to deposit money into the Victim Relief Fund as per the Crime Victims Protection Act, 2075.
  • The case was filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority after misappropriation of government funds of 142,160 rupees was discovered.
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