Bara Ward Chair and Six Others Acquitted in Corruption Case

Key Points

• Ward Chair Makbul Miya Ansari and six others acquitted in a corruption case involving senior citizen allowance payments.
• The case was judged by a Special Court bench comprised of Sudarshan Dev Bhatta, Hemant Rawal, and Umesh Koirala.
• The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority had filed charges of falsifying age records to facilitate allowance payments.
• The CIAA sought recovery of amounts ranging from 84,000 to 476,000 rupees from the accused individuals.