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Ex-Finance Secy Dhungana, Joint Secy Lamichhane jailed for one and half yrs in wide-body graft case

Fined Rs 250 million

Nepalkhabar

08:41AM Dec 06,2024 | Kathmandu

Former Finance Secretary Shishir Kumar Dhungana (right) and incumbent Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism, Buddhisagar Lamichhane. (File Photo)

Former Finance Secretary Shishir Kumar Dhungana and incumbent Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism, Buddhisagar Lamichhane, have been sentenced to one and a half years in prison.

The special court, finding them guilty of corruption in the purchase of a wide-body aircraft, has also imposed a fine in addition to the prison sentence.

The special court has also decided to recover Rs 122 million, 590 thousand, 456, and 90 paisas from Dhungana and Lamichhane each.

The bench of the special court, comprising Chairman Tek Narayan Kunwar and members Tej Narayan Singh Rai and Ritendra Thapa, issued a verdict on a charge sheet filed by the Authority alleging corruption in the purchase of a wide-body aircraft.

Dhungana was also the coordinator of the sub-committee studying the draft MOU for the purchase of the aircraft.

Ex-Finance Secy Dhungana, Joint Secy Lamichhane jailed for one and half yrs in wide-body graft case

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