Corruption Case Against Former Revenue Director General Adhikari Set for Hearing

Kathmandu. A hearing has been scheduled at the Special Court for the corruption and money laundering case against Jhalakram Adhikari, the former Director General of the Department of Revenue Investigation. The hearing has been set in the bench of Special Court judges Narayan Prasad Poudel and Dilliratna Shrestha.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority had filed a case against the former Director General of the Department of Revenue Investigation, Adhikari, for corruption and money laundering on April 1, 2025, accusing him of taking 70 lakh rupees in bribe. The commission claims that Adhikari used the said amount for land purchase and loan repayment. 

It has been found that the company director, Shrikrishna Shrestha, gave 70 lakh rupees to avoid a case related to revenue leakage against a company called HK Enterprises, which had been reported to the revenue department, according to the commission's claim. 

The commission claims that the said amount was deposited into the accounts of Bikash Chapagain, Devendra KC, Rabindra Lamichhane, among others, with their consultation. The commission claims that after that, they were found to have purchased 5 annas of land within the Divyeshwori Project in Bhaktapur. 

It was also revealed through investigation that the said amount was used for the repayment of the loan of The Kuti Resort, in which Devendra KC is a director.