Sah,Yadav on 14-day remand

Sandhya Rai
Kumaripati, May10
The Special Court on Sunday remanded lawmakers Gayatri Sah and Biswonath Prasad Yadav in police custody for 14 days as per a request of the anti-graft body.

The Commi-ssion for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has sought more time to look into their involvement in the misuse of diplomatic passport before filing a case against them at the Special Court.

CIAA is preparing to file cases against them on charges of corruption and tampering the government granted legal documents for their vested interests. "We are preparing to file a case against them on charges of misusing the diplomatic passport but the investigation seems to be delayed. So, we asked the court to give more time for completing the investigation formally," said CIAA Spokesman Ishwori Paudyal.

Out of the four accused immigration officers, three are at large. The delay in filing formal charges has been attributed to failure to arrest the three officers. CIAA had rearrested the lawmakers immediately after the Kathmandu District Court freed them on bail on Friday. The Special Court on Sunday remanded lawmakers Gayatri Sah and Biswonath Prasad Yadav in police custody for 14 days as per a request of the anti-graft body.

The Commi-ssion for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has sought more time to look into their involvement in the misuse of diplomatic passport before filing a case against them at the Special Court.

CIAA is preparing to file cases against them on charges of corruption and tampering the government granted legal documents for their vested interests. "We are preparing to file a case against them on charges of misusing the diplomatic passport but the investigation seems to be delayed. So, we asked the court to give more time for completing the investigation formally," said CIAA Spokesman Ishwori Paudyal.

Out of the four accused immigration officers, three are at large. The delay in filing formal charges has been attributed to failure to arrest the three officers. CIAA had rearrested the lawmakers immediately after the Kathmandu District Court freed them on bail on Friday.