KATHMANDU, June 20: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has taken legal action against Madhukar Prasad Rajbhandari, a former director general of the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation, for allegedly accumulating wealth from undisclosed sources. A case has been filed against Rajbhandari at the Special Court in Kathmandu.

In an official statement released on Monday, the CIAA announced that Rajbhandari has been unable to provide satisfactory information regarding the origins of his amassed wealth between February 13, 2015, and September 16, 2022.

The anti-corruption body revealed that Rajbhandari's financial records indicated the disclosure of sources amounting to Rs 38.55 million during the aforementioned period. However, a substantial sum of Rs 35.63 million remains unaccounted for, with no disclosure of its origin. The charge-sheet emphasizes that Rajbhandari, during his tenure as a government official, allegedly acquired wealth through illicit means and lived a lavish life without providing reasonable justification.

 
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