Former NTA Officials Convicted of Corruption
Kathmandu. The Special Court has convicted former Chairman of the Telecommunications Authority Digambar Jha, former member Dhanraj Gyawali, and former member Tikaprasad Upreti.
The court has sentenced Digambar Jha to 6 months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000. Furthermore, as he committed corruption while holding the post of head of a public institution, he has been sentenced to an additional 6 months, making a total of 1 year imprisonment.
Similarly, Dhanraj Gyawali and Tikaprasad Upreti have been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 each.
The court's conclusion is that they maliciously advanced the procurement process without completing the legal procedures such as the feasibility study and cost estimation, which were mandatory for the purchase of the Terramax system.
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