Special Court acquits ex-minister Khadka of graft charges
The Special Court today acquitted former minister Khum Bahadur Khadka of corruption charges lodged by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
A three-member bench comprising chairman of the Special Court, Bhupadhoj Adhikari, and members Komal Nath Sharma and Cholendra Shumsher Rana gave clean chit to Khadka.
The CIAA had filed a corruption that a case against Khadka, a Nepali Congress (NC) leader, accusing him of amassing huge amount of property by misusing its position as then home minister.
The anti-graft body had accused him of embezzling Rs.23,687,634 during his tenure as a minister.
Months earlier, Khadka had returned to the NC, severing his ties with the Sher Bahadur-Deuba-led NC (Democratic). nepalnews.com mk Nov 15 06
