Man Arrested in Kathmandu for Allegedly Defrauding Victim of Over NPR 1.2 Million with Cook Job Promise in Cook Islands

Kathmandu. Police have arrested an individual for allegedly defrauding a person of hundreds of thousands of rupees by enticing them with the prospect of employment as a cook in the Cook Islands. The arrested person has been identified as 31-year-old Roja Bahadur Shrestha, a resident of Kageshwor Manohara-9, originally from Khandadevi Rural Municipality-1, Ramechhap.

A complaint was filed against Shrestha alleging that he collected NPR 1,240,000 from a victim by promising an attractive salary for a cook position in Iceland, after which he disappeared. Based on this complaint, a special team deployed from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, apprehended him on Thursday from Kageshwor Manohara-7.

According to the police, the arrested Shrestha has been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal, for further investigation and legal proceedings.