Kathmandu, Nov. 3 -- The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Tuesday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepali Congress leader and former minister Minendra Rijal, and 95 others over the alleged illegal transfer and sale of land.

The anti-graft body has sought recovery of Rs734.96 million in damages, Special Court Registrar Bedraj Uprety said.

Former land reform minister Dambar Shrestha and Kamala Ghimire, daughter of former chief secretary Madhav Prasad Ghimire, are also among the defendants. Madhav Prasad went missing after a vehicle he was travelling in plunged into the Trishuli river.

Other defendants include former secretary Chhabiraj Panta, fo...