Kathmandu, Dec. 7 -- Nepal's anti-graft body, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), has filed a corruption case against 55 defendants, including the Chinese company, over the construction of Pokhara International Airport.

Filing the case in the Special Court, the graft body has named China CAMC Engineering, the construction division of state-owned conglomerate Sinomach and 54 others as the defendants.

"Since the construction of Pokhara Regional International Airport has been approved by the authorised authorities and bodies for 145 million US dollars, the procurement process should be started in accordance with the prevailing laws, including the Public Procurement Act, 2063 and the Public Procurement Regulations...