Govt Official Thrashed for Alleged Graft in Sankhuwasabha

Youths from Matshyapokhari VDC beat up head of the Sankhuwasabha district land conservation office Brijendra Krishna Singh last evening and handed him over to the police.They accused him of misappropriating Rs 81,000 while constructing a retention wall near the Bhatbhateni Primary School at the VDC.They dragged him out of his office room and mercilessly beat him up before handing him over to the police, said acting head at the district police office Buddha Kumar Rai.They also alleged that Chief District Officer Mukunda Adhikari and school headmaster Bibash Painju Gurung were involved in the scam and demanded legal action against them."The contract stated that the construction of the wall should complete by February 25 at a cost of Rs 106,000 but only Rs 20,000 was spent and only Rs 5,000 was left.

Youths from Matshyapokhari VDC beat up head of the Sankhuwasabha district land conservation office Brijendra Krishna Singh last evening and handed him over to the police.They accused him of misappropriating Rs 81,000 while constructing a retention wall near the Bhatbhateni Primary School at the VDC.They dragged him out of his ... ...room and mercilessly beat him up before handing him over to the police, said acting head at the district police office Buddha Kumar Rai.They also alleged that Chief District Officer Mukunda Adhikari and school headmaster Bibash Painju Gurung were involved in the scam and demanded legal action against them."The contract stated that the construction of the wall should complete by February 25 at a cost of Rs 106,000 but only Rs 20,000 was spent and only Rs 5,000 was left. There was no account of other expenses," said a member of the users' group Karna Singh Gurung."The youths demanded details of expenses but the CDO said it could not be made public," said Gurung.Singh, however, has admitted to misappropriation of the construction fund.Acting CDO Krishna Prasad Subedi said legal action would be initiated against the accused.

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