Special Court Orders Release on General Bail for Former Minister, Secretary in Pokhara Airport Corruption Case

Ratopati February 22, 2026

Special Court Orders Release on General Bail for Former Minister, Secretary in Pokhara Airport Corruption Case

Kathmandu. The Special Court has ordered the release on general bail of two accused former minister and secretary in the Pokhara International Airport construction corruption case.

On Sunday, the bench of Special Court judges Narayan Prasad Paudel, Bidur Koirala, and Umesh Koirala ordered former minister Deepak Chandra Amatya and former secretary Suresh Acharya to be kept on general bail.

Former minister Deepak Chandra Amatya and former secretary Suresh Acharya appeared before the Special Court on Sunday and gave their statements. Following the hearing on custody after the statement, the court ordered both individuals to be kept on general bail.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed a case against 55 individuals, including five former ministers and 10 former secretaries, on December 22, alleging irregularities amounting to 8.36 billion rupees due to collusion to inflate costs during the construction of the Pokhara Airport.

The Special Court has ordered the release on general bail for many of the accused in this case.

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