Passport department chief detained in CIAA procurement probe

Tirtha Raj Aryal, director general of the Department of Passports, was taken into custody at Kathmandu airport as investigators examine alleged irregularities in a passport-related procurement contract.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has detained Tirtha Raj Aryal, director general of the Department of Passports, as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in a passport procurement contract.