Two More Contractors Arrested for Hacking Government E-Procurement System
Kathmandu. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested two additional construction contractors on charges of unauthorized access to the government's 'e-Government Procurement' system to manipulate tender details.
Those arrested on Friday include 74-year-old Bikram Pandey, director of Kalika Construction Pvt. Ltd., and 64-year-old Tank Kumar Shrestha, director of Bhishan Construction Pvt. Ltd.
According to the CIB, Pandey and Shrestha are accused of breaching the confidentiality of the bidding process by gaining unauthorized access to the Public Procurement Monitoring Office's system.
The CIB stated that investigations revealed they would enter the system to alter 'economic proposal' documents before the financial bids for various contracts were opened.
Police have classified the act of gaining unauthorized access to government databases to modify details with the intent of securing contracts for themselves or preferred companies as a serious crime.
According to the bureau, the number of arrests in this case has reached nine. CIB spokesperson and Senior Superintendent of Police Shiva Kumar Shrestha stated that Pandey was apprehended in Chandol and Shrestha in Samakhusi after obtaining arrest warrants from the Kathmandu District Court.
The bureau stated that further investigations are ongoing regarding the involvement of other technicians and intermediaries in this incident.
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