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12 persons faking land ownership documents face jail term

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Bhaktapur, June 3: The Bhaktapur District Court has issued an order punishing 12 persons including government employees accused for forging the land ownership certificates. Those involved in the fraud acted in cohort to transfer the land owned by Nepal Civil Aviation Authority.
A single bench of Judge Sri Krishna Bhattarai issued the verdict sending main accused Arun Kumar Parajuli and his spouse Prativanjali Pokharel into prison for two years each along with Rs 4.8 million in fine, said bench officer Kamal Mahat.
Similarly, Tej Krishna Shrestha got six months’ jail with 125,000 in fine while, Ram Chandra Shrestha six months’ jail with 250,000 in fine, and Shyam Sundar Shrestha three months’ jail and Rs 250,000 in fine.
Ward Secretary at Madhyapur municipality, Bijay Kayastha, has been slapped with six months’ imprisonment and Rs 200,000 in fine, while employees at Land Revenue Office, Bhaktapur, Chandra Mani Pokhrel and Dilip Adhikari six months’ imprisonment and Rs 2000 in fine each.
Others punished by the court include Subarna Bista, Bhim Bhahadur Khadka, Baijya Nath Chaudhary, and Umakant Yadav.
The land occupying the space of ropani and one ana at then Dibyaswhori Village Panchayat Ward No 8 (a) was acquired by then Air Department. The gang acted in cohort of the employees of Land Revenue Office and transferred the ownership. RSS