KATHMANDU, Oct 1: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has initiated a corruption case against three people, with the conviction that there was corruption during the placement of golden Jalhari in the sanctum sanctorum of Pashupatinath temple.
The CIAA has filed a case against former member-secretaries of Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) Pradip Dhakal, and Dr Milan Kumar Thapa at the Special Court on the charges of corruption and embezzlement.
CIAA team at Pashupati to probe gold Jalhari case
The CIAA has also filed a corruption case against Arun Kumar Shrestha, a storekeeper working in the PADT.
The CIAA has accused Shrestha of misappropriating the gold of Jalhari while working as the storekeeper, contrary to his responsibility to protect the PADT's property.
