Corruption charges filed against former Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara in gold smuggling case

Kathmandu. A corruption case has been filed at the Special Court against 29 individuals, including former Speaker and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara, on charges of smuggling gold hidden in electronic cigarettes (vapes). Special Court sources confirmed that the registration process for the case is underway, with Joint Secretary Arun Pokharel also named as a defendant alongside Mahara.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed the case at the Special Court on Thursday, naming individuals including Rahul Mahara, son of former Speaker Mahara, as defendants. The charges involve illegal gold trafficking under the guise of vapes in collusion with Chinese smugglers, with a claim of approximately 70 million rupees.

The charge sheet filed by the CIAA at the Special Court alleges that former Speaker Mahara and others facilitated the clearance of gold brought in by a Chinese gang under the guise of vapes in Poush 2079.