CIAA files case against Directorate Director Dr Poudel at Special Court

POKHARA: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption charge sheet against Directorate Director Dr Tara Nath Poudel at the Special Court today.

After collecting evidence against Dr Poudel, CIAA filed a case at the Special Court, according to CIAA Spokesperson Rameshwor Dangal.

Earlier, a team of officials from CIAA had arrested Poudel red-handed while he was taking Rs 100,000 as bribe from a youth, who had passed written examinations for the post of health assistant and was awaiting an interview with a panel involving Dr Poudel.

Dr Poudel, an 11th tier Joint Secretary of the government was a former Director General of Department of Health Services.