Former CIA Commissioner Rajnarayan Pathak's Corruption Case Set for Supreme Court Hearing

Kathmandu. A corruption case against former CIA Commissioner Rajnarayan Pathak has been scheduled for hearing at the Supreme Court. The corruption case against Pathak has been scheduled for hearing in the joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Tekprasad Dhungana and Meghraj Pokharel.

Pathak had resigned fearing impeachment after the issue of taking a bribe of 78 lakhs to settle irregularities within Nepal Engineering College came to light. After the bribe was taken and the work was not done, the group that invested the amount made public the audio and video of the conversation and discussion about the bribe transaction.

Although a bribe deal of 1 crore 60 lakhs was made to settle the irregularities of the college, Neupane initially gave a bribe of 78 lakhs in two installments as an advance. The group that delivered the amount to Pathak later presented evidence including audio to the CIA.

The CIA had filed a case in the Special Court against then Commissioner Pathak and the chairman of Nepal Engineering College, Lambodar Neupane, on charges of corruption by taking a bribe of 78 lakhs.

The Special Court had sentenced both of them to 3-3 years imprisonment and a fine of 39 lakhs each. Commissioner Pathak was given an additional 3 months imprisonment.

After the Special Court convicted them of attempting corruption and handed down only half the sentence, the CIA appealed to the Supreme Court.