Special Court to Hear Corruption Case Involving Health Equipment Purchase in Madhesh Province

Kathmandu. A hearing is scheduled today at the Special Court regarding the alleged corruption case in the purchase of health equipment at the Public Health Laboratory in Madhesh Province.

The case involving the former secretary, director, and others as defendants is scheduled for hearing on Tuesday before a bench comprising Special Court Chairman Sudarshan Dev Bhatta and Judge Bidur Koirala.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had filed a corruption case against nine individuals, including the then Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development of Madhesh Province, Imanarayan Shrestha, Accounts Officer Navin Das, and then Senior Health Administrator Muktinarayan Sah. The CIAA sought a claim of Rs 218,939,780 against the then Secretary Shrestha, Accounts Officer Das, and then Senior Health Administrator Sah of the Ministry of Social Development of Madhesh Province.

Similarly, a claim of Rs 218,939,780 was sought against the then Director of the Provincial Public Health Laboratory Janakpurdham, Dr. Shrawan Kumar Mishra, Senior Lab Technician Gunananda Prasad Sah, Technologist Manmohan Mishra, and Lab Technologist Ramudgar Sah.  

An identical claim of Rs 218,939,780 was sought against Microbiologist Jitendra Kumar Sah, Amarendra Kumar Mishra, Medical Lab Technologist Dipendra Kumar Mishra, Lab Assistant Ramesh Kumar Mandal, Karmashil Prasad Gope, Umesh Chaudhary, and Accounts Officer Amardeep Mahato. Furthermore, a claim of Rs 218,939,780 was sought against Vishal Pandit, the operator of the supplier Hospitech Enterprises.