Special Court sets Rs 5M bail for Dr. Mishra in corruption case
The case also names former Director General of the Department of Health Services, Dr. Kaushal Mishra, and 13 others.
KATHMANDU: The Special Court has ordered former Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Sangita Mishra, to be released on Rs 5 million bail in a corruption case filed against her.
The decision was announced Wednesday by the bench of Judges Narayan Prasad Poudel, Dilliratan Shrestha, and Bidur Koirala, according to Yagya Raj Regmi, Public Information Officer of the Special Court.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had filed the case on Oct 19, citing major irregularities in the procurement of mammography machines.
The case also names former Director General of the Department of Health Services, Dr. Kaushal Mishra, and 13 others.
The CIAA alleges that the accused caused financial losses exceeding Rs 1.46 billion to the state through false bills, fake vouchers, misleading reports, and collusion.
Alongside Dr. Mishra, other officials named in the case include former Director of Health Services Management Division, Dr. Shravan Kumar Thapa; Senior Health Administrator Dr. Surendra Prasad Chaursiya; Director Dr. Vivekumar Lal; former Chief Controller of Accounts Bhuvan Prasad Kafle; Legal Officer Sita Ghimire; Public Health Officer Deepak Adhikari; Branch Officer Yadav Prasad Sapkota; Accounts Officer Shambhu Prasad Dhakal; Accountant Tilak Ram Dhakal; Biomedical Engineer Ashish Chauhan; Padma Mishra; Public Health Inspector Sanjay Kumar Sah; Maxxim Incorporation Trades Pvt. Ltd.; and company executive Sundar Bhusal.
Dr. Mishra was considered a leading contender for the position of Health Secretary.
However, during Pradeep Paudel’s tenure as Health Minister, Dr. Divesh Devkota was appointed instead. She later resigned from her Additional Secretary post during the interim government led by Sushila Karki.
