Corruption Case Filed Against School Management Committee Chair and Contractor Over Illegal Soil Excavation

Kathmandu. A corruption case has been filed against the Chairman of the School Management Committee and a contractor for illegally excavating and selling soil from the land belonging to Mahendra Secondary School, located in Sarawal Rural Municipality-3, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West).

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a corruption case at the Special Court on Monday against School Management Committee Chairman Radhakrishna Chaudhary and contractor Dinesh Yadav, accusing them of corruption amounting to 1,008,703 rupees and 74 paisa.

According to the charge sheet filed by the CIAA, the School Management Committee had decided to level the land, approximately 1 Bigha, 10 Kaththa, and 10 Dhur, registered under plot numbers 295 and 142 in the name of the school, for agricultural purposes.

Based on that decision, an agreement for soil excavation was made on Falgun 15, 2080, between VVS Chairman Radhakrishna Chaudhary and contractor Dinesh Yadav, a resident of Ramgram Municipality-4.

Following a complaint that soil was excavated up to a depth of 5 feet, exceeding the permission granted by the Rural Municipality and the specified quantity under the pretext of leveling the land, the CIAA initiated an investigation.

The CIAA claims that during the on-site measurement and investigation, it was confirmed that Chairman Chaudhary and contractor Yadav, through mutual collusion, excavated excessive soil with malicious intent to harm the school and the Rural Municipality.