KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested two more individuals in connection with alleged irregularities in the printing of electronic passports (e-passports).
According to CIAA sources, those arrested are Manindra Raj Malla, a Nepali representative of the German company Muehlbauer, and former accounts officer at the Department of Passports, Tulsi Prasad Acharya.
The court has granted a three-day extension for further investigation into the case.
Earlier, former Director General of the Department of Passports Tirtha Raj Aryal and Director Sunil Kumar KC were also arrested in the same case and remanded for four days for investigation.
The CIAA is currently investigating alleged financial and procedural irregularities in the procurement and printing process of e-passports.
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