Kathmandu – The Attorney General’s Office has decided not to prosecute those involved in the land forgery incident of the Bansbari leather shoe factory.

Attorney General Ramesh Badal has approved the opinion prepared by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the police that those involved in registering government land in the name of individuals should not be prosecuted.

Based on the report submitted by the CIB, the District Attorney’s Office had prepared an opinion that there should be no prosecution. The file was approved by the Office of the High Attorney and reached the Attorney General’s Office.

At a press conference organized at the Attorney General’s Office on earlier , Attorney General Ramesh Badal said that there was no point in prosecuting cases when state property has already been returned, and that it would be appropriate to conclude the investigation without prosecuting them.