One More Arrested in e-Bidding Hack Case, Total Detainees Now Ten

April 25, Kathmandu – Another individual has been arrested in connection with the e-bidding system hacking case. The latest person apprehended is 32-year-old Amrit Bohara from Chapur Construction Service Pvt. Ltd. He resides in Baniyatar, Ward 4, Tokha Municipality, Kathmandu. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) detained him, bringing the total number of arrests in this case to ten. Previously, CIB had also arrested Rastriya Prajatantra Party leader Bikram Pandey in relation to the same case.

The group is accused of gaining unauthorized access to the e-Government procurement system and manipulating contract details. They are under investigation for offenses under the Electronic Transaction Act, 2063. It is alleged that by accessing the Public Procurement Monitoring Office’s e-Government procurement system, they altered contract information and tampered with financial proposal documents even before the official opening of these proposals.