Former NTA Officials Convicted of Corruption
Summary
The Special Court convicted former Telecommunications Authority officials Digambar Jha, Dhanraj Gyawali, and Tikaprasad Upreti for corruption related to the Terramax system procurement, sentencing them to imprisonment and fines.
Key Points
- Former Telecommunications Authority Chairman Digambar Jha was sentenced to one year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for corruption.
- Former members Dhanraj Gyawali and Tikaprasad Upreti were each sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and fined Rs 50,000.
- The conviction was based on the malfeasance in the procurement process of the Terramax system without completing mandatory legal procedures.
- The court decided that the officials advanced the procurement process ignoring feasibility studies and cost estimations.
