Police to summon CIAA chief

Kathmandu, March 19 - The Kathmandu District Police Office (KDPO) has issued a letter to the chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Surya Nath Upadhyay relating to a citizenship scandal.

Four days after receiving orders from the government Attorney's Office to record Upadhyay's statement as per the Citizenship Act, the KDPO issued the letter on Friday.

Upadhyay was implicated in a forgery scandal when it was revealed that he had recommended a citizenship certificate for Lok Bahadur Bohara of Ramechhap district, who had produced false details in 1985, when Upadhyay was acting secretary at the Ministry of Water Resources.

Meanwhile, Bohara and Bed Bahadur Karki, who had allegedly helped produce fraudulent documents to get the citizenship, were released on Friday.