The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has fined Deepak Pun Magar of Aathbiskot, Rukum West, Rs 2,000 for filing a false complaint in another person's name and using that person's signature. In a press statement issued on Thursday, CIAA spokesperson Suresh Nyaupane said the complaint had been registered under the name of Angbabu Rai, who later told the commission that he had not filed it.
Complaint registered in Angbabu Rai's name
According to the commission, the complaint was presented as if it had been submitted by Rai. The CIAA's account identifies the use of both another person's name and signature as the basis for treating the complaint as false. Rai's statement that he had not filed it contradicted the identity attached to the complaint.
The commission named Pun Magar, a resident of Aathbiskot in Rukum West, as the person fined. Its announcement therefore centers on the alleged misuse of Rai's identity in making a complaint to the anti-corruption body, rather than on the substance of any allegation that the complaint may have contained. The information released by the commission, as reported, does not identify the subject of the complaint or provide details about any claims made in it.
CIAA confirms Rs 2,000 fine
Nyaupane confirmed the penalty in a press statement on Thursday. The CIAA set the fine at Rs 2,000, the amount specified in its announcement. The statement, as reported, does not give further details about when the complaint was filed, when Rai told the commission he had not submitted it, or how the commission reached its decision beyond describing the complaint as false and naming the disputed signature and identity.
The case distinguishes between a complaint's allegations and the identity of the person said to have submitted it. Here, the commission's reported finding concerns the latter: Rai denied filing the complaint bearing his name, and the CIAA attributed the false filing to Pun Magar. No details have been reported about whether the underlying complaint was investigated or what it alleged, so the commission's announcement should not be read as confirming the truth or falsity of any underlying claims.
What the announcement establishes
The facts confirmed in the announcement are limited but clear: the complaint was registered under Rai's name, Rai said he had not filed it, and the CIAA fined Pun Magar Rs 2,000 for filing a false complaint using another person's name and signature. The commission's statement was issued through its spokesperson, Nyaupane, on Thursday.
The CIAA announcement does not, in the information reported, provide a fuller account of the circumstances surrounding the filing or explain whether any further action was taken. It also does not set out additional consequences beyond the stated fine. The commission's finding and penalty are therefore the central points in the case, while questions about the complaint's contents and timeline remain unaddressed in the reported details.
