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3 arrested for hacking government procurement system and manipulating contract details

Artha Sarokar

Kathmandu. KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Nepal Police has arrested three persons for tampering with the details of various contracts by providing unauthorizedaccess to the government procurement system. The Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested them on thecharge of manipulating the details of various contracts by providing unauthorized access to the e-government e-procurement system {{} of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO).

Superintendent of Police Deepak Raj Awasthi, spokesperson of the bureau, said that three people have been arrested for altering the documents related to the proposal (document) before the financial proposal of the contract was opened. The identity of the arrested person has not been revealed.

Spokesperson Awasthi said that they were arrested after the involvement of {{} was revealed after the involvement of District Court, Kathmandu.

Spokesperson Awasthi said that the Kathmandu District Court has extended the remand of the arrested person under the electronic (electronic) transaction act, 2063 BS and further investigation is underway.

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