Kathmandu. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against three persons, including former Director General of the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI), Jhalak Ram Adhikari, on the charge of corruption and money laundering.

According to the CIAA, the charge sheet has been filed at the Special Court on the charge of money laundering by concealing the money obtained illegally through various bank accounts.

According to CIAA, Jhalak Ram Adhikari had taken Rs 70 lakh in bribe from the proprietor of HK Enterprises Shree Krishna Shrestha in the name of protecting the company from investigation and other crimes.

Investigation revealed that the bribe money was deposited through the accounts of various banks and financial institutions in collusion with Bikash Chapagain, Devendra KC and Rabindra Lamichhane.

The amount was deposited in the bank accounts of Global IME Bank, Lumbini Bikas Bank and Laxmi Sunrise Bank, among others.

The amount was used to purchase 164.14 square meters of land belonging to plot no 998 of Dibyashwori Project at Thimi municipality of Bhaktapur and also to pay off the loan of ‘The Kuti Resort’ owned by Devendra KC, said the CIAA.

According to the CIAA, corruption cases have been filed against three persons including Adhikari on the charge of taking bribes, laundering it through various accounts and laundering the money.