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Special Court slaps jail terms on govt officials

Special Court slaps jail terms on govt officials

By Special Court slaps jail terms on govt officials

Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, February 15:

The Special Court today slapped a two-year jail term on Gopal Prasad Dhungel, an officer of the Transportation Management Office in Janakpur, one–year jail terms on non-gazetted officers Narayan Lal Karna, Kedar Palanchoke, and Bharat Chaudhary, convicting them in corruption cases. The Court also ordered a fine of Rs 2.9 million on each of them. Hari Kishworlal Karna, Narayan Lal Karna and a businessman Tulsi Ram Pandey were also handed over jail terms of eight months. The CIAA had filed two corruption cases charging them of importing vehicles illegally.