KATHMANDU, July 24: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested an accounts officer of Ward No. 30 of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City on charges of accepting a bribe.
The CIAA arrested Uddhab Bhattarai, the ward’s accounts officer, with Rs 21,000 in alleged bribe money from the ward office.
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According to CIAA Spokesperson Suresh Neupane, the arrest followed a complaint alleging that Bhattarai had demanded a bribe from a service seeker in exchange for issuing the ward’s recommendation required to close a Permanent Account Number (PAN). The complaint also accused him of deliberately delaying and obstructing the service to pressure the applicant into paying the bribe.
A CIAA team apprehended Bhattarai while allegedly receiving the bribe at the ward office.
The anti-graft body said further investigation into the case is underway.
