Case filed against suspended Under Secretary Nepal

Published On: September 19, 2022 09:45 AM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a case against the Under Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Pramod Nepal at the special court on Sunday.

The CIAA has apprehended Under Secretary Nepal red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 600,000 from a service recipient. The anti-graft body has demanded a fine of the same amount and imprisonment accordingly. It has also demanded the confiscation of Rs 1.6 million said to have been recovered from the vehicle of Under Secretary Nepal.

Alleging that Shrestha, then Chief Executive Officer of BB Airways, also tried to influence government employees by giving bribes, the anti-graft body has also demanded action against him pursuant to the Corruption Prevention Act.

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