Kathmandu, March 29 -- When Raj Narayan Pathak, a former commissioner at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, took bribe from a group of people in relation to the Nepal Engineering College ownership case, Gyanendra Kumar Jha played a key role.
Investigation showed that Jha worked as a middleman, who used to give money to Pathak on behalf of Lambodar Neupane and the others who wanted the case to be turned to their favour.
But while filing a case against Pathak and Neupane on Tuesday, the anti-graft body did not name Jha as a defendant.
The CIAA has sought a prison term of 11 years for Pathak. It has also recommended confiscation of the Rs7.8 million that he accepted as bribe and a fine equivalent to the same amount unde...