Special Court Hears Bail Hearing for Former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in Corruption Case

Summary

The Special Court is conducting a bail hearing for former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in a gold smuggling corruption case involving customs officials.

Key Points
  • The Special Court is hearing a bail request for former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in a corruption case.
  • The case involves over seven crore seventy-eight lakh rupees linked to gold smuggling hidden inside electronic cigarettes.
  • The CIAA filed the case based on an investigation exposing revenue leakage caused by customs officials at Tribhuvan International Airport.
  • Chinese citizen Li Hang Song was found to have smuggled gold hidden in 730 vapes arriving from Dubai.
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