Madhyapur Thimi Chief Administrative Officer Arrested With Rs 3.3 Million in Alleged Bribe

Bhojraj Ghimire, chief administrative officer of Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in Bhaktapur, was arrested by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on November 2, 2026, on a bribery charge, with the commission saying Rs 3.3 million in alleged bribe money was recovered from him.

The arrest concerns a senior administrative official at the municipality, which is located in Bhaktapur. The CIAA identified Ghimire by name and said the amount recovered was Rs 3.3 million. The information available about the arrest does not specify where the money was recovered, what service or decision the alleged payment was connected to, or whether other people were involved.

What is known about the arrest

According to the CIAA, Ghimire was taken into custody on November 2. The commission described the case as involving a bribery charge and reported the recovery of the money. No further details about the circumstances of the arrest or the alleged transaction were provided in the information released about the case.

The amount cited by the commission is Rs 3.3 million. The available account does not state whether the money was recovered in cash or through another form, nor does it identify its alleged source or intended recipient. It also does not set out the specific conduct being investigated beyond the bribery allegation.

An arrest on a charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt. The available information does not report a court decision, a response from Ghimire, or any statement from Madhyapur Thimi Municipality. It therefore remains unclear what explanations, if any, have been offered by the official or the local government.

Details remain limited

The information reported so far does not say whether the CIAA has filed a formal case, what evidence it is relying on beyond the reported recovery, or what steps may follow the arrest. No details were provided about a possible investigation timeline, any further arrests, or whether the commission has identified additional suspected participants.

The arrest places the focus on an alleged bribery case involving a municipal administrative officer, but the available account provides no further description of the underlying matter. Until more information is released, the reported facts are limited to Ghimire’s position, the date of his arrest, the CIAA’s bribery allegation and the Rs. 3.3 million it says was recovered from him.