KATHMANDU: The Special Court has acquitted 18 persons, including then manager of Nepal Telecom, Sunil Poudel, in a case relating to telecom billing contract.

A division bench of judges Narayan Prasad Poudel and Bidur Koirala on Thursday gave clean chit to the 18 persons who were facing the charge, according to Spokesperson at the Special Court, Krishna Sharan Lamichhane.