Kathmandu, June 4 -- Nabin Pokharel, a government under-secretary, was found dead at his residence in Lokanthali on May 24, 2024, three days after the Special Court convicted him in a corruption case linked to the procurement of security printing equipment. A suicide note was later recovered from the scene.

Just three days earlier, on May 21, the Special Court had found Pokharel guilty alongside former Security Printing Centre Executive Director Bikal Paudel and others. The court sentenced Pokharel to six months in prison, imposed a fine of Rs 58.45 million, and ordered him to pay an equivalent amount in damages.

The conviction triggered an immediate consequence: dismissal from government service. Simultaneously, Pokharel lost his eligi...