Police Arrest Four Individuals in Kathmandu for Allegedly Defrauding Job Seekers with False Promises of Foreign Employment

Four individuals have been arrested by police from various locations in Kathmandu for allegedly defrauding people of money by luring them with attractive salaries and promising to send them to different countries.

Those arrested include 44-year-old Krishna Kunwar from Syangja, 26-year-old Manisha Adhikari from Makwanpur, 48-year-old Bhakta Prasad Marasini from Gulmi, and 27-year-old Saral Acharya from Chitwan. Police initiated action after receiving complaints that these individuals had collected large sums of money from youths preparing to go abroad for employment and subsequently disappeared.

Among those arrested, Krishna Kunwar was found to have defrauded one person of 250,000 rupees under the pretext of sending them to Serbia. Similarly, Manisha Adhikari defrauded someone of 250,000 rupees promising to send them to Canada, Bhakta Prasad Marasini took 225,000 rupees for Romania, and Saral Acharya defrauded someone of 262,000 rupees with the lure of employment in the UAE. After receiving the money, the accused became unreachable, prompting the victims to file complaints at the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku.

Based on the victims' complaints, a police team apprehended Krishna, Manisha, and Bhakta Prasad on Sunday, and Saral on Monday from different parts of Kathmandu. Police stated that all four arrested individuals have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal, for further investigation and necessary action.