Jan 08, Kathmandu- The Abuse of Authority Investigation Commission has filed a corruption case against the Divisional Forest Officer (authorized tenth level) of the Divisional Forest Office, Makwanpur, on the charge of corruption of more than 12.5 million rupees.

Spokesperson of the Authority, Dev Prasad Thapalia, informed that Divisional Forest Officer Dilig Narayan Koirala has filed a case in the special court in Kathmandu on charges of corruption amounting to 1 crore 25 lakh 96 thousand 353 rupees.

It is mentioned in the statement released by the authority that Koirala was confirmed to have committed corruption during the investigation related to the complaint of corruption by acquiring illegal assets.

According to spokesperson Thaplia, the analysis of Koirala's income and expenses from the date of his permanent appointment in public service (2nd Jestha 2046) to 12th Falgun 2078 showed an excess of 1 crore 25 lakh 96 thousand 353 rupees.

Analyzing the property statement of Koirala, he has earned 81 lakh 86 thousand 956 rupees 31 paisa from salary savings, allowance savings, real estate sale, life insurance matured amount, income from gas store, amount received from share sale, agricultural income and daughter's savings, according to the authority.