Ministry Forms Committee to Investigate Forged Study Visa Documents

Kathmandu. The Ministry of Education and Sports has formed a three-member committee to investigate the possible involvement of ministry employees in the matter of forged letters and documents submitted for study visa recommendations.

As per the ministerial decision, the committee has been formed under the convenership of Ministry's Joint Secretary Chandrakant Bhusal. The committee members include Deputy Secretary (Law) Gopikrishna Regmi and Section Officer Gunraj Bhattarai from the ministry.

The committee has been mandated to investigate the role and responsibilities of the ministry employees related to the incident and submit a report within seven days, the ministry stated. The committee will also study the involvement of employees in the study visa recommendation process, the status of document verification, and procedural weaknesses.

According to the ministry, the investigation process was initiated after it was found that the letters and documents submitted for study visa recommendations under the name of Valmiki Vidyapeeth were forged. Based on this, the ministry has already requested the relevant bodies not to proceed further with the visas of foreign nationals recommended earlier.

The ministry has clarified that it is taking this incident, which is linked to the credibility of the study visa system, seriously, and further administrative and legal decisions will be taken based on the findings of the investigation.

Earlier, after suspicions arose regarding the use of suspicious documents and forged receipts in the study visa recommendation process, a letter was sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The ministry has stated that it is taking this incident, which is linked to the credibility of the study visa system, as a serious matter and necessary administrative and legal decisions will be made based on the findings of the investigation.