Government attorney directs to initiate investigation against CIAA chief
Kathmandu March 16-The government attorney on Wednesday directed the police to initiate investigation against the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) chief Surya Nath Upadhyay on the citizenship scandal.
The attorney office has asked the police to record Upadhyay’s statement on the case. A directive to this effect was issued after it received the file from the police without any action being taken. Prior to this, police had to compulsorily interrogate those who recommended forgery cases before submitting the files in the court.
Upadhyay was implicated in the forgery scandal when it was revealed that he had recommended the citizenship for Ramechhap dweller Lok Bahadur Bohara who had submitted false details in 1993. He was then a water resource secretary and not a legal person to recommend.
"We knew this was going to happen. How can the government attorney begin the hearing when the defaulter is not made the opposition in court?" asked an official at the Kathmandu District Police office.
"The petition came mysteriously, more time was given and the file was submitted without investigation," the official added.
Meanwhile, police have misplaced the original application submitted to the Kathmandu District Administration Office (DAO) by victim Tirtha Bahadur Bohara.
The latter had requested the DAO to cancel the citizenship. Police mentioned in the file submitted today to the government attorney that the original application was missing due to some error.
The government attorney office has directed the police to investigate lapses and punish the culprits responsible for misplacing the original documents.
In the name of investigation, police had taken 23 days and detained two persons after seeking order from the government attorney.
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