CIAA files corruption case against Madhav Nepal, Minendra Rijal, 95 others over land swap, seeks Rs 735 million in damages
Summary
CIAA has filed a corruption case against former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Minendra Prasad Rijal and 95 others over an alleged illegal land swap involving Rijal Canning and Company Pvt Ltd. The anti-graft body seeks recovery of Rs 734.96 million and confiscation of land in Sunsari and Morang districts.
Key Points
- CIAA has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against 97 defendants, including former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and former minister Minendra Prasad Rijal, over an alleged illegal land swap.
- The anti-graft body says the state suffered losses of Rs 734.96 million and has sought recovery of the amount along with confiscation of 59 bighas, 9 katthas and 12 dhurs of land.
- The case centers on land originally exempted for a fruit-processing industry by Rijal Canning and Company Pvt Ltd, which CIAA says was improperly swapped into private ownership.
- CIAA alleges that government officials and cabinet-level decisions enabled the transfer despite the land being unused for its intended purpose.
