JUMLA, May 18 -- A land revenue officer in Jumla has been accused of converting 590 ropani (30.02 hectares) of land belonging to the National Sheep and Goat Research Program of Guthichaur Rural Municipality-4 to private ownership.
Govinda Prasad Neupane, a retired officer of the Land Revenue Office (LRO), Jumla, has been accused of registering a huge chunk of government land in the name of his kin. It has been revealed that in 2009, Neupane registered 590 ropanis of government land in the name of 14 of his relatives.
According to the District Administration Office (DAO), Jumla, Neupane transferred the ownership of 138 ropanis of government land to his wife Goma and daughter Parbati. The remaining land was registered in the names of his re...