Khum Bahadur Khadka given clean chit Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, Nov 15 - Former Home Minister and Nepali Congress leader Khum Bahadur Khadka has been given a clean chit by the Special Court on embezzlement charges. The three-member bench of the special court comprising justices Bhupdhwaj Adhikari Komal Nath Sharma and Cholendra Sumsher Rana issued the clean chit to Khadka who was charged of committing corruption by the Commission for Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) nearly three-and-a-half years ago. The anti-corruption body had filed a corruption case against the former home minister in April 2003 accusing Khadka of amassing property worth over Rs 27.5 million through illegal means. The justices in the ruling acquitted Khadka saying there was lack of evidence to prove the CIAA charges. Talking to ekantipur over the phone, Khadka said that he was happy with the verdict. "I am happy with the verdict. It proves that the charges were politically motivated," said Khadka.