गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Breaking ∕ Two including former Minister Pandey arrested over public procurement irregularities Breaking Two including former Minister Pandey arrested over public procurement irregularities KathmanduPati April 24, 2026 KATHMANDU – Senior leader of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and former Minister Bikram Pandey was arrested on Friday. He is alleged of making unauthorized access to the system of Public Procurement Monitoring Office and altering details of various tenders. A squad from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police apprehended leader Pandey, also a prominent construction entrepreneur, according to CIB Spokesperson Senior Superintendent of Police, Shiva Kumar Shrestha. Similarly, proprietor of Bhishan Construction, Tanka Kumar Shrestha, was arrested on the same charge. Earlier, they had faced a case under the Electronic Transactions Act-2008 at the Cyber Bureau, Bhotahiti on the basis of a complaint alleging unlawful changes of tender details before the disclosure of financial bids of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office. He is also being further investigated under the Organised Crime Prevention Act. Police have so far arrested nine suspected persons in the case, and they are being interrogated. Comments 0 Share your view on this story. Please keep it civil and respectful. No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. Leave a comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Comments appear after moderation.CommentName * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal to push climate justice at COP31 amid rising disasters India lands heavy military aircraft near China border in Ladakh Israel opposition leader gets chance to oust Netanyahu Nepali scientist elected World Academy Fellow for 2027 Nepal Foreign Minister heads delegation to COP31 in Türkiye Trump appoints immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as White House chief Top Headlines PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
