Community Forest Chairman Arrested With NRs. 80,000 Bribe

October 16, Kathmandu 


The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has arrested Ram Prasad Rana, Chairman of Sitaram Community Forest Users Group in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolis-11.

A team of the commission also arrested Ranger Ram Avtar Chaudhary for soliciting bribe from the Sub-Divisional Forest Office along with the tractor driver.

According to Taranath Adhikari, spokesperson of the commission, Rana was arrested from Park Mod of Dhangadhi Sub-metropolis-1. The commission has stated that further investigation is being carried out on him.