Priest and Others Charged in Land Grabbing Case
Summary
The CIAA has filed a charge sheet against the priest of Shri Narsingh Bhagwan Temple in Dharan and others for illegally transferring and selling public land worth over Rs 3.6 million. Investigators say fake survey reports and kinship certificates were used to move the land into the temple priest's name before it was sold.
Key Points
- The CIAA filed a charge sheet at the Special Court Kathmandu against the priest of Shri Narsingh Bhagwan Temple in Dharan and others in a public land grabbing case.
- Investigators say 10 kaththa 5 dhur of land in Dharan was illegally transferred and sold using fake survey reports and kinship certificates.
- The land was transferred into the name of temple priest Tirru Chaudhary and later sold, with the alleged loss valued at Rs 3.61 million.
- The CIAA has sought punishment and recovery of the claimed amount under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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