The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Sunday filed a corruption case against five people including the then Chief Administrative Officer of Simraungadh Municipality Bishwaraj Marasini.

The anti-graft body filed a corruption case at the Special Court accusing them of misappropriating Rs658,440 while constructing a building of Janata Secondary School in Simraungadh-8.

Accounts Officer of the municipality Sarmendra Prasad Chaudhary, Chairman of the building construction committee of the school Rambabu Prasad Yadav, Secretary Ramakant Prasad and Treasurer Kiran Devi Yadav have also been charged in the case.

CIAA has accused Marasini and Chaudhary of paying an amount to the consumer committee more than approved by a team of technicians.

The building construction is one of the projects funded by the provincial government of Madhesh.