Summary:

• Ram Pukar Sah, the mayor of Kalyanpur Municipality in Siraha district, was caught and detained by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) while accepting a bribe of Rs 100,000 at the municipal office.
• Sah had demanded a 20% commission from a consumer committee responsible for overseeing a drainage project worth Rs 2 million.
• When the committee refused to pay, Sah withheld the project cheque.
• After a week of negotiation, Sah agreed to release the cheque only after receiving Rs 100,000 in advance, with the rest to be paid after clearance of the cheque.
• CIAA Bardibas chief Ram Bahadur Kurumbang confirmed that a detailed investigation is ongoing.

Archive: https://archive.md/5C462