The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Sunday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against seven people including the then minister for economic affairs of Madhesh Province on the charge of misappropriating the funds of Jhala Nath Khanal Academy of Health Sciences.

The anti-graft body registered a Rs170.9 million corruption case against former minister Bijaya Kumar, economic affairs secretary Prem Kumar Shrestha, the then mayor of Lalbandi Municipality Man Bahadur Khadka and chairman, general secretary, treasurer and member of the academy.

They have been accused of embezzling the funds received from the government by diverting the money from the original purpose it was meant for.