KATHMANDU, April 27 -- The Central Investigation Bureau of Police (CIB) has arrested Harish Bhatta, a former Department of Transport Management (DoTM) employee, in connection with an illegal license issuance case.

The arrest comes after the CIB reviewed the investigation report submitted by the DoTM. CIB Spokesperson Hobindra Bogati said that Bhatta was arrested for preliminary investigations into the case.

Over 100,000 licenses were illegally distributed over the past 10 years. As many as 28,000 licenses issued by transport management offices only have numbers. It is presumed that these licenses could have been issued at any time.

The DoTM had begun an investigation after it was revealed that in the last 10 years, as many as 102,000 s...