Vikal Paudel convicted in corruption case, sentenced to two and a half years in jail

The Special Court has convicted Vikal Paudel, former executive director of the Security Printing Center, in a corruption case related to acquiring illegal property.

According to Khabarhub, the bench of Special Court judges Basudev Acharya, Umesh Koirala and Bidur Koirala delivered the verdict. According to Nepal Samacharpatra and Bizmandu, the court sentenced Paudel to two years and six months in jail. However, Khabarhub's own headline mentioned a two-year jail term.

Media outlets have given differing figures for the 'bigo' (misappropriated amount) and the fine. Nepal Samacharpatra reported the bigo at more than 410 million rupees, while Bizmandu reported a fine of 410 million rupees. Khabarhub, however, put the bigo at more than 830 million rupees.

A case had been filed against Paudel at the Special Court on charges of acquiring illicit property.