A case has been registered against Pradeep Adhikari, former Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority, as a defendant in the case of threatening high-ranking officials including Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Prem Kumar Rai. Along with the official, a case has been registered against Prakash Pathak of Kavre and Tara Prasad Kharel of Jhapa in the Kathmandu District Court for criminal conspiracy and organized crime.

The government prosecutor's office filed the case on Tuesday based on the report prepared by the Kathmandu District Police Range after a two-month investigation. 'We had concluded the investigation that was started based on the complaint filed by the official,' said Kathmandu Police Chief SSP Ramesh Thapa. 'The police report suggested that the official who was in custody for trial in the corruption case should also be made a defendant in the police report.'

Nepal Police brought Pathak to Kathmandu from the Philippines on 28 Magh 2082 with the help of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Before that, on 22 October 2025 (5 Kartik 2082), an email from the CIAA sent a message saying that ‘the decision has been made to kill 10 people including Chief Commissioner Rai of the Authority’, which is said to be headed by Prakash Pathak.

‘We are very sad to say that our central committee has decided to kill 10 people including you, who are the most corrupt bureaucrats, who came to power due to an unstable and corrupt government,’ the email said, ‘You must resign, otherwise you will be killed. If you resign within 10 days, we will not attack you.’

It was said that 10 days would be given ‘for your last wishes’. After receiving this message, the police started an investigation and arrested Pathak’s aide. After his mobile was returned from the Philippines, the officer’s involvement was revealed when it was examined at a digital forensic lab.

According to an officer involved in the investigation, when questioned by showing that detail, Pathak said that he had threatened Rai and others as per Pradeep Adhikari's statement. 'Pathak has been found to have taken money equivalent to 20 million Nepalese rupees in Manila, Philippines through hundi,' the officer said, 'out of which he has given a statement that he bought an apartment worth 60 lakh 64 thousand rupees.'

Pathak claims that Director General Adhikari, who is based in Kathmandu, offered to give him 100 million rupees for threatening the high-ranking official. 'I needed money for accommodation and food, so when I initially asked, I gave him 20 million rupees through a Chinese citizen,' a police officer said, quoting Pathak's statement. 'Its location has also been verified with the help of local police.'

According to the police, the threat incident took place while the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority was investigating a case involving irregularities in the construction of a heliport.

The details recovered from the officer's mobile phone at the digital forensic lab have revealed that an attempt was made to escape the case by using an Indian tantrik, the investigating officer said. The police have also found a video of a puja sent by Saraya Kinnera, also known as Jagdambe Guru. 'We have found that he sent a message saying, 'You are a wicked man, what is the need of destruction, Guru?'' the officer involved in the investigation said. 'After that, it has been revealed that he also sent a picture of the CIAA Chief Commissioner Rai.'

The police have also recorded the statement of the guru. 'When he was called and questioned, he said that he used to do work as per the wishes of the service recipient,' the officer said. 'He was wondering if the tantrik would save him after he did not get any help from elsewhere.'

According to the police, he had met the Indian tantrik when he went to a media office in Durbarmarg. ‘We have also obtained a statement from a person named Pramod Sedhai in that regard,’ the officer said, ‘There is no basis to file a case against him immediately.’

According to the officers, Adhikari had also tried to create an atmosphere for himself in political circles to stop the case. However, he was unsuccessful.

The police claim that Adhikari also has a ‘suspicious’ relationship with Arjun Bahadur Shahi, who calls himself a Gen-G leader. After the Gen-G movement, on the one hand, he had abused Adhikari in a loud voice in his office, and on the other hand, it has been found that he used to chat with Adhikari regularly on WhatsApp. The charge sheet also includes Shahi’s statement.

The CIAA has already filed a case against Adhikari, the then Director General of the Authority, who was arrested on 17 Mangsir 2082, on charges of corruption in the construction of a heliport in Nalinchowk, Bhaktapur, and a regional international airport in Pokhara.

The police say that Kharel, who was made the defendant, was providing financial management to Pathak. Pathak, who hails from Banepa, had enrolled in Kathmandu Medical College to study Dental Science after completing grade 12. He transferred shortly after and started studying at Kantipur Dental College in Basundhara.

While studying BSW from Herald College in Basundhara and Master's in Political Science from Active College, Pathak engaged in student politics. According to the investigation officers, he later engaged in politics by being part of the youth association close to UML. At that time, he also got the opportunity to go to Russia. Later, he opened a consultancy and worked to send youth abroad.