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Ex-PM Nepal, ex-minister Rijal among 97 charged in Morang land swap scam

The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed a corruption case against former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, former minister Minendra Rijal, and 95 others regarding an illegal land swap in Morang. The anti-graft body is seeking over Rs734 million in damages, alleging that the officials enabled a private company to swap and sell public land that should have been confiscated by the state.

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