Corruption Case Filed Against 10, Including Two Former Chiefs, at Provincial Hospital Siraha

Siraha. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against 10 individuals, including two former chiefs of the Provincial Hospital Siraha.

The CIAA filed the charge sheet at the Special Court on Tuesday against 10 people, including former chiefs Dr. Nagendra Prasad Yadav and Dr. Saroj Yadav, for misappropriating the hospital's daily revenue.

A statement issued by CIAA Spokesperson Suresh Neupane mentioned that the charge sheet names the two chiefs, Administration Chief Ashok Singh, Accounts Chief Ashok Yadav, AHW Shyam Kumar Mandal, Assistant Computer Operators Saraswati Kumari Yadav, Pooja Kumari Yadav, Roshan Yadav, Ajay Mandal, and Muskan Kumari Mandal, the wife of the then Accounts Chief Ratneshwar Mandal, as defendants.

The CIAA claims that Rs 3,877,724.83 collected from patients was misappropriated through collusion instead of being deposited into the hospital's government account.

The CIAA statement indicated that out of the total revenue of Rs 36,766,974.83 that should have been deposited for the fiscal year 2080/081, only Rs 34,889,250 was recorded as deposited according to the hospital's records.

The CIAA stated that Rs 3,877,724.83 out of this amount has not been deposited to date, causing loss and misuse. The CIAA also noted that this discrepancy was pointed out in the report of the Office of the Auditor General.

According to CIAA Spokesperson Suresh Neupane, out of a total collection of Rs 38,766,974.83 from eight different counters of the hospital in the fiscal year 2080(081), only Rs 34,889,250 was found to have been deposited in the hospital's records.

The CIAA has filed the charge sheet demanding recovery of the embezzled amount, along with fines equivalent to the amount and imprisonment.