KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Nepal Police have arrested three people for allegedly gaining unauthorised access to the government procurement system and tampering with details of various public contracts.
The Cyber Bureau arrested them on charges of illegally accessing the e-Government Procurement (e-GP) system of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) and altering contract details.
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Cyber Bureau spokesperson Superintendent of Police Deepak Raj Awasthi said the suspects allegedly modified documents related to financial proposals before the bids were opened. Police have not disclosed their identities.
According to Awasthi, their involvement was established through technical investigation and analysis following a complaint received by the bureau. Police arrested them after obtaining warrants from the Kathmandu District Court.
The three are being investigated under the Electronic Transactions Act, 2006. The Kathmandu District Court has granted police additional time to continue the investigation, Awasthi said.