Kathmandu, October 5
Nepal’s anti-corruption watchdog CIAA has moved the Special Court against Pappu Construction, a controversial company accused of failing to complete several infrastructure projects around the country.
The CIAA has filed a corruption case against former Pappu chief and MP Hari Narayan Rauniyar and his son Sumit, who now oversees the daily administration of the company. The CIAA has accused Pappu of embezzling over Rs 190 million by using sub-standard building materials when construction the Jabdighat Bridge in Bardia in western Nepal.
The commission has also filed cases against then chief of Division Road Office Nepalganj Bhanu Joshi, and staffers Manoj Shrestha and Rajesh Kumar. A case has also been filed against Krishna Dev Yadav of Everest Engineering Consultatnts, a partner in the project.
