KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed a corruption case against former development commissioner of the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority, Bhaikaji Tiwari.
The anti-graft body on Thursday lodged a charge sheet at the Special Court, claiming that Tiwari accumulated illegal assets worth Rs 105.49 million by abusing his public office.
According to the commission, Tiwari’s lawful income during his service period, from May 19, 1987 to April 22, 2021, amounted to Rs 145.59 million.
However, investigations found that his total expenditure and investment during the same period reached Rs 250.68 million, leaving an unexplained amount of Rs 105.49 million beyond his legitimate income.
The case is considered a major corruption case involving a former senior administrative official of the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority.
Wife and daughter also named defendants
The commission said the illegally acquired property was also invested in the names of Tiwari’s wife, Meena Devi Tiwari, and daughter, Meera Tiwari. Both have been named as defendants in the case.
The CIAA has sought confiscation of the assets held in their names.
The commission has demanded a fine equivalent to the illegal amount, imprisonment, and additional penalties against Tiwari under the Prevention of Corruption Act 2002 (and the previous 1960 Act).
It has also sought confiscation of concealed assets and punishment for submitting false property details.
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