Journo Kanak Mani Dixit in CIAA custody
Journo Kanak Mani Dixit in CIAA custody
A team of police deployed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Friday took journalist Kanak Mani Dixit into custody. Around 20 police personnel including those in civvies held him from Patan Dhoka in Lalitpur district.
The anti-graft body has been probing the property details of Dixit on suspicion of amassing property disproportionate to his known source of income. He is also the chairman of Sajha Yatayat.
“We have arrested the Sajha Yatayat Chairman Dixit not the journalist to investigate his involvement in corruption,” said CIAA spokesperson Krishna Hari Pushkar.
In a statement on Friday, the CIAA said Dixit was arrested according to CIAA Act 2048 (1991) Section 19.1 (c) for his defiance and non-cooperation in its investigation despite repeated notice to appear before the commission.
The anti-graft body said the property details submitted by Dixit on Jan 24, 2016, didn’t match with the various documents provided by various concerned bodies after its enquiry.
The Act allows the CIAA to issue an order to the police to arrest and produce in the court the person who fails to be present in the Commission within the stipulated time after receiving notice.
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