Special Court to Hear Corruption Case Against Former Tourism Department Director

The hearing on the corruption case against Sachindra Kumar Yadav, former director of the Department of Tourism, is set to begin at the Special Court. The hearing will be conducted by a bench comprising Chairman Sudarshan Dev Bhatta and members Hemanta Rawal and Umesh Koirala of the Special Court.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had filed a corruption case against Yadav on charges of acquiring illegal assets. The CIAA filed the corruption case on Shrawan 29 of last year, stating that Yadav could not verify the source of expenditures and investments amounting to NPR 9,685,553, which exceeded his declared income.

According to the CIAA's charge sheet, his income during his tenure from Jestha 24, 2066 BS to Shrawan 29, 2079 BS was shown to be over NPR 26,818,900.

This income includes remuneration, travel allowances, life insurance, amounts received as liaison officer for mountain climbing, consulting services, house rent, meeting allowances, Employee Provident Fund, bank loans, agricultural income, land sales, bank interest, and proceeds from share sales.

However, the charge sheet mentions that during the same period, he was found to have spent and invested over NPR 36,504,453 on titles such as real estate purchase, construction, bank loan repayment, share purchase, educational expenses, life insurance premiums, and bank balances.

Since the source of approximately NPR 9,685,553 in expenditures and investments could not be verified, the corruption case was filed alleging that Yadav acquired illegal assets by abusing his official position.