Twelve Arrested for Tampering with Public Procurement Bids
Summary
Twelve people, including former minister Bikram Pandey and multiple construction company operators, were arrested for tampering with bidding details on Nepal's Public Procurement Monitoring Office website through illegal access and bribery.
Key Points
- Twelve individuals have been arrested for illegally accessing and tampering with bid details on the Public Procurement Monitoring Office's website.
- Former minister Bikram Pandey and construction company operators including Prakash Dhungana are among those in custody.
- Dhungana's company paid Rs 4 million bribe to secure a contract for waste management at the Bancharedanda Sanitary Landfill Site by hacking the system.
- Investigations revealed involvement of government employees coordinating between contractors and hackers to manipulate bid details.
