Immigration Officer Detained for Irregular Departure of Worker
Summary
An immigration officer at Tribhuvan International Airport has been transferred after preliminary findings showed he allowed a worker to depart for Kuwait without labor approval through a coordinated “setting.” The Immigration Department has sent the case to the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority for a detailed probe.
Key Points
- Chet Bahadur Sejuwal of the Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport was transferred after a worker was allegedly allowed to leave for Kuwait without labor approval.
- Preliminary checks of the Nepali Port System and airport CCTV indicated the departure permission was arranged after contact with a third person and another middleman.
- The Immigration Department said Rs 23,000 was transferred via QR from a person in Japan to the middleman before departure was granted.
- The department has referred the case to the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority for a detailed investigation.
