Confirmation of taking commission from debtor, 5 lakh fine by Rashtra Bank
Chandra Bahadur Adhikari, the owner of Nepal Bank, has been fined Rs 500,000 by Nepal Rastra Bank. The National Bank has decided to take action against the officer on charges of taking commission (bribe) from bank borrowers, depositing the commission amount in the driver's bank account, misusing the vehicle, etc. The letter of action against the officer has been sent to Nepal Bank.
Chandra Bahadur Adhikari, the owner of Nepal Bank, has been punished with a fine of 5 lakh rupees for violating the law and not following the discipline of the director. The information has been sent to the concerned bank, said a Rashtra Bank source. According to Nepal Bank sources, the letter of Rashtra Bank has been received against the management officer. It is said that the letter will be submitted in the next meeting of the Board of Directors and based on the decision of the Board, only the Board of Directors will be fined and dismissed.
Adhikari was appointed by the government as the chairman of Nepal Bank in the first week of October 2080 for 4 years.
A few months after he was appointed, it has been found that he is asking for commission by saying that he will settle the loan. "The officer has been collecting commissions from some borrowers without completing the loan process, but the bank management did not give loans to some of the loan requests that came on his recommendation.
After that, the borrower complained to Rashtra Bank that they had given commission to the bank president,' the source said, 'then the team of Rashtra Bank's supervision department during the on-site inspection at the bank found many offenses including taking commission from the borrower, working against the dignity of the director, misusing vehicles.'
Rastra Bank asked the officer for clarification on this matter. But after the explanation was not satisfactory, the Board of Directors of Rashtra Bank decided to take action against the officer. He could not come to the bank because the Rastra Bank was investigating the affairs of the then chairman. The bank was not able to hold the general meeting in December last year because the board meeting could not be held. After receiving a complaint in Rashtra Bank, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel removed the officer from the post of chairman and made him only a bank director. At present, Than Prasad Pangeni has been given the responsibility of the chairman of the bank's board of directors.
According to the Abuse of Authority Investigation Commission, an investigation has been launched against the official on the charge of taking bribe from the debtor. Along with Rashtra Bank, a complaint was filed against the officer in the Authority. According to the authority, the investigation has been started based on the same complaint.
The officer has previously worked for 4 years (one term) in Krishi Bikas Bank as a director. Adhikari, who has a degree in economics, taught at Tribhuvan University for more than 2 and a half decades.
