The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) until Tuesday has filed cases at courts against 83 officials as charges were registered at a Kathmandu court against two more officials for either securing government jobs or promotions by presenting fake education certificates acquired mostly from India, the investigating authority said.
Charges were filed Tuesday against Rajendra Singh, Supervisor at Nepal Electricity Authority, and Shyam Krishna Thapa, Senior Meter Reader at Nepal Electricity Authority.
Several thousand government employees, including senior officials, are believed involved in the scam.