Nepal's anti-corruption body, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), has filed a case against 55 defendants, including a Chinese construction company and several Nepali bureaucrats and former ministers, over the construction of the Pokhara International Airport.

As per a report by news agency ANI, the CIIA filed the case in a special court, naming Chinese firm China CAMC Engineering Co, the construction division of state-owned conglomerate Sinomach, and several others.

However, the CIIA alleged that China CAMC Engineering Co manipulated the cost estimates to gain "illegal benefits". Also Read | A broad slowdown is gripping China’s economy—and the pressure is building

What are the charges against the Chinese firm?

The CIIA alleged that China CAMC Engineeri

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