Kathmandu: The Special Court The Special Court on Monday handed down its verdict in the Teramocs Procurement Scam by convicting the then Chairman of Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) Digambar Jha on the charge of corruption.
According to National News Agency Nepal, a bench of Special Court judges Hemanta Rawal, Dilliratna Shrestha, and Umesh Koirala convicted the then NTA Chairman Jha along with members Dhanraj Gyawali and Tika Upreti on charges of their involvement in corruption, as stated by the Court’s Information Office Parbati Hitan.
All three convicted individuals have been fined Rs 50,000 and sentenced to six months in jail. Additionally, Jha has been ordered to serve six more months of jail time.
However, 17 other individuals, including former Minister for Communications Mohan Bahadur Basnet, were acquitted of the charges.
The then NTA Chairman Purushottam Khanal, directors Dipesh Acharya, Achyutananda Mishra, Surendra Lal Hada, along with other officials, suppliers, and the local agent of the company, were also acquitted of the charges.