Kathmandu, Oct 14: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has spoken directly with a woman who accused Saudi Arabia ambassador nominee Giri Bahadur Sunar of violence and threats and obtained police documents ahead of his hearing on Wednesday.
The committee contacted the woman through a complainant and requested records from Lalitpur police after hearing her account. Police have supplied the documents, including a written agreement to delete intimate videos.
Sunar faces two complaints: one alleging violence and threats against the woman, and another questioning his political affiliation and alleging financial irregularities.
The woman, who lives abroad, told the committee she met Sunar at Osho Tapovan and helped him after he said his wife had mistreated him and his in-laws had expelled him from their home. According to the complaint, both were married when they began a relationship.
She alleged that Sunar began threatening her after she moved abroad with her husband. She accused him of sending intimate photographs to her husband and in-laws and using abusive language.
The complainant separately told the committee that Sunar had sent intimate videos to the woman’s family and later agreed before police to delete them.
The woman also alleged that Sunar claimed her child as his own after she gave birth abroad, threatened her and told her to kill herself along with the child. The complainant supplied audio recordings and transcripts, including alleged threats from Sunar’s sister to demand a DNA test.
The second complaint links Sunar to Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Khagendra Sunar. The nominee previously served on the central committee of Hamro Nepal Party, founded by the lawmaker.
The anonymous complainant argues that political affiliation should disqualify him from becoming an ambassador and submitted the party’s central committee list.
The complaint further alleges that Giri Bahadur managed money collected by Khagendra, including funds raised for the Dalit movement. It also accuses the two of receiving Rs 3.3 million in connection with a police promotion to deputy inspector general.
The committee also sought information on whether Sunar had been deported from Germany. Immigration authorities replied that they held no records of the alleged incident, which dated back 14 years.
The ruling RSP holds a majority on the committee, making its position decisive. A majority can approve a nominee, while rejection requires a two-thirds vote.
The committee is examining both complaints ahead of Wednesday’s hearing. The supplied report includes no response from the nominee.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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