Special Court seeks Rs100,000 bail from former Speaker Mahara in gold smuggling case
Summary
The Special Court has ordered former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara to provide Rs100,000 bail in a high-profile gold smuggling corruption case involving concealed gold in vape devices.
Key Points
- Former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been ordered to furnish Rs100,000 bail in a corruption case linked to a gold smuggling scandal.
- The CIAA filed the case against 28 individuals and a company, accusing collusion with a Chinese smuggling network to smuggle gold inside vape devices.
- About nine kilograms of gold were concealed inside 730 vape devices transported from Dubai through Tribhuvan International Airport.
- Investigations revealed that the original vape devices containing gold were swapped with ordinary devices with the help of customs officials and intermediaries.
