CIB nabs former Secretary Arjun Karki

Kathmandu, Nov 17: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Sunday arrested former Secretary Arjun Karki for his alleged involvement in the foul play while leasing the land plots registered in the name of Nepal Trust.

The CIB held the then Secretary of Nepal Trust Karki for causing harm to the nation by taking unlawful benefits after making an agreement to lease the land of Nepal Trust, Spokesperson of CIB Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shiva Kumar Shrestha said.

According to SSP Shrestha, the former secretary was held for investigations as the recipient of the contract agreement, Thamsherku Trekking Company, was given more land from the Durbarmarg area than the area stated in the notice by the Office of Nepal Trust.

The CIB has stated that an agreement was signed on May 28, 2017 to give an additional land plot to the Thamsherku Trekking Company and the decision was found to be malicious. Earlier, the then Joint Secretary of Nepal Trust Lekh Bahadur Karki was arrested by the CIB in the same case. —