Corruption Case Against Health Equipment Purchase in Madhesh Province Stalled by Government Side

The corruption case related to the purchase of health equipment for the Provincial Public Health Laboratory under the Ministry of Social Development of Madhesh Province has been postponed at the behest of the government side.

The case was scheduled for hearing on Tuesday before a joint 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 Madhesh Province Ministry of Social Development, Imanarayan Shrestha, Accounts Officer Navin Das, and then Senior Health Administrator Mukti Narayan Sah.

The CIAA had sought a claim of Rs 218,939,780 against the then Secretary Shrestha, Accounts Officer Das, and then Senior Health Administrator Sah.

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

A similar claim of Rs 218,939,780 was sought against Microbiologist Jitendrakumar Sah, Amrendrakumar Mishra, Medical Lab Technologist Dipendrakumar 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.