KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case at the Special Court against Balram Thakur, former Executive Director of the Greater Janakpur Area Development Council, along with seven others. The case accuses them of embezzling over Rs 17.5 million (Rs 17,567,000).
Among those charged alongside Thakur are the Council’s accountant Sabitri Giri, administrative officer Chiranjivi Raj Sharma Dhungana, computer officer Krishna Murari Singh, driver Bikki Kumar Chaudhary, consumer committee chair Bijay Kumar Yadav, treasurer Babita Devi Sah, contractor Jitendra Kumar Yadav, and Thakur’s wife Indulekha Kumari Thakur.
Thakur served as the Council’s executive director from Mangsir 5, 2075 to Mangsir 4, 2079. His tenure was marked by reports of widespread corruption involving misuse of funds and forgery of official seals and signatures.
The CIAA launched an investigation following complaints of irregularities in construction-related activities under the Council. On Bhadra 20, 2079, it raided the office and seized relevant documents.
Thakur was arrested by police from Bhaisipati, Lalitpur at the end of Poush, after a complaint was filed with Dhanusha District Police alleging he had forged government seals and signatures to misappropriate Rs 3 million.
Additional accusations include unauthorized spending of Council funds and financial irregularities during the purchase and sale of a Scorpio vehicle. The CIAA’s investigation concluded that Thakur and others were involved in multiple acts of financial misconduct during his term in office.
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