The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Monday filed a corruption case against Madhukar Prasad Rajbhandari, former director general of Department of Water Resources and Irrigation, at the Special Court allegedly for amassing illegal properties.

The anti-graft body said in a press statement that Rajbhandari amassed properties worth Rs35.67 million through illegitimate means. Rajbhandari served in the government services from March 14, 1995 to September 16, 2022.

According to the CIAA, Rajbhandari could show the legal source of his income amounting to Rs38.55 million during his government services.

His legal income was generated from his salary, savings made by his wife, retirement benefit received by his wife, daily visit and local allowances, income from maturity of insurance policies, income from sales of shares, loans taken from various financial institutions including Employees Provident Fund, rental income, pensions, remittances and dividends from shares ownership, the anti-graft body said.

But he invested as much as Rs74.22 million in land purchases, house construction, purchase of shares, loan payment, premium payment for insurance policies, study expenses, investment in companies, purchase of vehicles and bank balances.

The CIAA said that a corruption case has been filed at the Special Court as Rajbhandari was found to have amassed properties illegally and lived an unusually high standard of life during his service period in the government.

The anti-graft body has also named his wife, Deepa Shrestha, as defendant stating that illegal earnings made by Rajbhandari were used in purchasing lands, constructing a house, making investments in a company and paying insurance premiums in her name.