The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against Chandra Man Shrestha, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Environment, for amassing illegal property.
The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against Chandra Man Shrestha, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Forest and Environment, for amassing illegal property.
The anti-graft body said Shrestha amassed illegal property worth around Rs 13.4 million when he was the Director General at the Department of Transport Management (DoTM).
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the CIAA said Shrestha, who had joined the government service in 1991, had earned a total of Rs 21 million through legal means. The CIAA investigation, however, found property worth Rs 34.4 million owned by him and his family. The anti-graft body concluded that Shrestha had amassed Rs 13.4 million illegally.
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