Passport department chief detained in CIAA procurement probe
Summary
Tirtha Raj Aryal, director general of Nepal's Department of Passports, has been detained by the CIAA for alleged irregularities in a passport procurement contract.
Key Points
- Tirtha Raj Aryal, director general of Department of Passports, was detained by the CIAA.
- The arrest is part of a probe into alleged irregularities in a passport procurement contract.
- Aryal was taken into custody from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
- The CIAA investigators are expanding their inquiry into the procurement irregularities.
