INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, AUGUST 26
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority filed charge-sheets at the Special Court yesterday against
four persons for their alleged involvement in corruption.
According to the anti-graft body, those indicted for corruption are Chief
Administrative Officer Krishna Prasad Jaisi and sub-engineer Kishor Kumar Moktan of Godavari Municipality, Lalitpur and Chairman of
Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport Bishwanath Prasad Lodh and his accomplice, Mahendra Prasad Yadav.
Joint Secretary
Taranath Adhikari, CIAA spokesperson, said CAO Jaisi and sub-engineer Moktan were recently arrested with a bribe of Rs 150,000 they had
received from a service-seeker for bill clearance of an under-construction road project.
They had allegedly withheld bank cheques after the
service-seeker refused to provide them the bribe amount
As the service-seeker agreed to pay them Rs 150,000 in bribe, they released the bank cheques for payment of the completed work of the
under-construction project, said Spokesperson Adhikari.
The CIAA said Jaisi and Moktan were charged under Section 3 of the Prevention of
Corruption Act, seeking maximum punishment against them
With the filing of the chargesheet, they have been automatically suspended from service until final verdict of the court
Chairman of Gautam Buddha International Airport Lodh and his associate Yadav had received Rs 400,000, in bribe from a service-seeker on the
pretext of facilitating him to receive compensation for a parcel of land acquired by the airport project
They were held from Butwal with the bribe amount last week during a sting operation
Lodh and Yadav have been charged under Section 3 (1) and Section 3 (2) of the act, respectively.
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