Corruption Case Hearing of Former Director General Jhalakram Adhikari Postponed

Kathmandu. The hearing of the corruption and money laundering case filed against former Director General of the Department of Revenue Investigation, Jhalakram Adhikari, at the Special Court has been postponed. The hearing was scheduled for the bench of Special Court judges Narayanprasad Poudel and Dilliratna Shrestha, but the government attorney's office requested a postponement.

The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had filed a case of corruption and money laundering at the Special Court on April 1, 2082 (Bikram Sambat), claiming that former Director General Adhikari had taken a bribe of 70 lakh rupees. During the CIAA's investigation, it was confirmed that Adhikari had earned the amount illegally and used it to purchase land and repay loans.