LTA vehicle examiner charged for passing vehicle without complying with proper procedures

LTA vehicle examiner charged for passing vehicle without complying with proper procedures

By Rashika Kumar
Saturday 02/12/2023
Photo:File

A vehicle examiner at the Land Transport Authority has been charged by FICAC for corruption related offences for allegedly passing a vehicle without complying with the proper LTA procedures.

Nitin Chandra appeared in the Nasinu Magistrates Court on the 30th of November charged with one count of abuse of office and has been granted bail.

The alleged offence took place on 30th September 2020.

State Counsel Arieta Vaganalau informed the court that the first phase of disclosures have been served.

Resident Magistrate Vinti Prasad granted a non-cash bail of $1,000 and ordered Chandra not to reoffend while on bail.

Chandra has been also ordered not to interfere with prosecution witnesses, not to change his residential address without first informing the court and to surrender his travel documents to the court.

A stop departure order has also been issued against Chandra.

The matter has been adjourned to the 21st of December.

FEATURE NEWS
PM instructs Nalumisa to work on plans to relocate Nabua squatters, no timeframe given
Minister for Housing, Maciu Nalumisa will meet with executives of Fiji Muslim League later today to discuss options of relocating the affected familie...
40 minutes ago
LATEST NEWS
214 reported drug cases recorded for November
214 reported drug cases have been recorded for the month of November. Acting Police Commissioner, Juki Fong Chew says of the 214 cases recorded, ...
27 minutes ago

Crime rate increases by 19% in November
Concerning statistics have been released by the Fiji Police Force with the crime rate for the month of November increasing by 19 percent compared to ...
30 minutes ago

Tributes to 9-year-old killed in German Christmas market attack
Tributes have been paid to a nine-year-old boy who was killed in an attack on a German Christmas market. André Gleißner died after a car drove ...
48 minutes ago

Heavy Rain Warning in force for Western and interior Viti Levu
A Heavy Rain Warning remains in force for the Western and interior of Viti Levu including Momi to Nadi, Lautoka, Ba through Tavua, Rakiraki, interior ...
1 hour ago

Rabuka asks youth at Suva Juvenile Rehab Centre not to underestimate themselves
While visiting the Suva Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka asked those gathered not to underestimate themselves as God ...
1 hour ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
yb
IN DEPTH
Fijian Drua in Kadavu
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua are keeping in tradition with their previous pre-season training and will be in Kadavu till Friday afternoon. The ...
3 days ago

Vanuatu Earthquake
The 7.3 magnitude earthquake, which struck at a depth of 57km, occurred 30km to the west of the capital Port Vila at 1.47pm, according to the US ...
4 days ago

Investigation into alleged drink spiking incident at Warwick Resort after 7 guests get sick
Minister for Tourism Viliame Gavoka confirms that 5 guests have been discharged following an alleged spiked cocktail incident at Warwick ...
7 days ago

TOP