CIB probes into Lalita Niwas and gold smuggling cases are non-partisan

Additional Inspector General of Police Kiran Bajracharya, who is also the chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), which is investigating the Lalita Niwas land grab scam and 60 kg gold scam, on what transpired during the investigation.

Investigations into the Lalita Niwas land grab scam and 60 kg gold scam have made big headlines recently. The alleged involvement of top political leaders and their apparent exemption from probing have led some to accuse the government of selective prosecution. The Post ’s Prithvi Man Shrestha and Anup Ojha spoke to Additional Inspector General of Police Kiran Bajracharya, who is also the chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), which is investigating the cases, about what transpired during the investigation. Excerpts.