Kathmandu. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against former Director General of the Department of Revenue Investigation Jhalak Ram Adhikari. The anti-graft body filed the case against Adhikari at the Special Court, Kathmandu on Sunday.
CIAA investigation revealed that Adhikari took Rs 70 lakh in bribe from Shree Krishna Shrestha, the proprietor of HK Enterprises Pvt Ltd, for facilitating the investigation into revenue leakage and to protect it from other crimes.
The CIAA has accused Adhikari of taking bribe in collusion with Bikash Chapagain, Devendra KC, Rabindra Lamichhane, among others. The anti-graft body has claimed that they had transferred the money to the accounts of various banks and financial institutions and changed the form of bribe.
It has been established that the amount was used to purchase land within the Dibyashwori project and to pay off the loan of ‘The Kuti Resort’, said the CIAA.
The CIAA has also named officials and other people involved in bribery and concealment of assets as defendants and demanded action as per the law.
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