Six individuals have been arrested for unauthorized access and manipulation of contract details in the government’s online project management system. Those arrested include Divakar Deuja, Bharat Dhami, Sanjay Bhatt, Bhaskar Raj Aryal, Sagar Kutuwal, and Jeevan Kumar Das. A joint team from the Police Headquarters, Cyber Bureau, and Central Investigation Bureau apprehended them and is investigating under the Organized Crime Control Act, 2070 BS. The incident was reported on Chaitra 25 in Kathmandu.
According to the police, the six suspects manipulated data on various project contracts by gaining unauthorized access to the online procurement monitoring office’s system. The arrests were made based on complaints regarding tampering with contract information. The joint task force of the Police Headquarters, Cyber Bureau, and Central Investigation Bureau conducted the arrests and the investigation is ongoing under the Organized Crime Control Act, 2070 BS, as informed by police sources.
