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Five individuals have been arrested for allegedly defrauding large sums of money by promising attractive salaries in foreign employment. The accused lured victims with assurances of placements in various countries and reportedly swindled crores of rupees. They have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment in Tahachal for further investigation.
On 24th Baishakh, Kathmandu, police detained five people accused of enticing victims with the prospect of lucrative foreign jobs and collecting money under false pretenses.
The arrested include Raj Kumar Tamang, 32, from Sunsari residing in Tarkeshwor Municipality-8, Kathmandu; Prakash KC, 31, from Dang residing in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-14; Dilliman Tamang, 33, from Kavre residing in Gokarneshwor Municipality-5, Kathmandu; Srihang Ekatin, 47, from Panchthar residing in Godavari Municipality-14, Lalitpur; and Namuna Bhandari, 28, from Syangja residing in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-4, Bhaktapur.
Raj Kumar is accused of defrauding NPR 1,155,000 from one victim by promising jobs in Japan. Prakash allegedly cheated 12 victims of a total NPR 9.3 million with promises of placements in the USA. Dilliman reportedly took NPR 1,475,000 from two victims under the pretense of sending them to Japan. Srihang is accused of defrauding NPR 1,225,000 from one victim by offering jobs in South Korea, while Namuna allegedly swindled NPR 550,000 from three victims with promises of placement in Macau.
The victims filed complaints after losing contact with the accused post-payment. A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, arrested Raj Kumar from Kirtipur, Kathmandu; Prakash from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-29; Dilliman from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-14 on Tuesday; Srihang from Godavari Municipality-4, Lalitpur; and Namuna from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-3 on Wednesday.
All five have been handed over to the Department of Foreign Employment in Tahachal, Kathmandu, for necessary investigation and legal proceedings.
