Haat bazaar revenue embezzlement: corruption case against 7, including Golbazar's former mayor

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against seven people, including Golbazar municipality's former mayor Devnath Sahu Teli, in Siraha.

The commission filed the case after finding that more than 16 million rupees had been embezzled in the contracting and revenue collection of the municipality's livestock, goat and secondhand goods (gudri) haat bazaars.

Those named as defendants, along with former mayor Teli, include deputy mayor Resham Kumari Tharu, former chief administrative officers Shridhar KC and Anant Kumar Paudyal, and a former acting chief administrative officer, among others.

According to a commission spokesperson, the case was filed against them on charges of irregularities related to haat bazaar revenue.