Rastriya Prajatantra Party Vice-Chair Bikram Pandey Arrested Over Contract Irregularities

Kathmandu. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Vice-Chair and former minister Bikram Pandey has been arrested by the police. He was taken into custody for allegedly manipulating the government tender website to secure contracts for his own company. CIB AIG Dr. Manoj KC confirmed that Pandey was arrested in Kathmandu.Pandey is the operator of Kalika Construction. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had filed a corruption case against the RPP leader in 2075 regarding the Sikta Irrigation Project. He served as the Minister of Urban Development in 2079....