Cybercrime cases spike in Nepal

The country witnessed 19,730 cybercrime cases in 2023-24, a dramatic rise from 9,013 the previous year. The country appears woefully unprepared to tackle them.

On the afternoon of August 17, Mahesh stepped out of the exam hall at Modern Secondary School in Bhaktapur, exhausted but relieved after completing a gruelling three-hour MBBS entrance exam.