City corporation employee jailed on forgery

September 14, Thimphu: Tashi Wangmo has complained that her husband has been sentenced to jail term without any justifiable reasons.

Her husband is the employee of the Thimphu City Corporation, who was accused of making fake documents about the ownership of a plot of land. The government has accused the land owned by Santa Maya was illegally transferred to her name. The government has also alleged that Santa Maya's husband illegally sells motors in Thimphu.

Wangmo said her husband had bought a 17 decimal plot in Semtokha at Nu.60,000 per decimal in 2004 which was later transferred to Santa Maya's name.

Government restricts any person having marital relation with foreigners from owning any land or personal assets in Bhutan. Bhutan News Service/Sangey Oendrey