Birgunj Mayor Singh acquitted in false document case
Summary
Birgunj Metropolitan City Mayor Rajesh Man Singh and several others have been acquitted in a false document case tied to a disputed citizenship application. The Special Court said the citizenship was issued through a lawful process and could not be invalidated on technical grounds.
Key Points
- Birgunj Mayor Rajesh Man Singh and others were acquitted of charges related to preparing false documents.
- The case alleged that forged records were used to obtain citizenship for someone else's daughter by claiming her as their own.
- The Special Court said the absence of certain records was not enough to prove Singh destroyed them or committed an offense.
- The court ruled that the citizenship certificate could not be canceled on technical grounds because it had been issued by the authorized office through a lawful process.
