Two Arrested for Allegedly Swindling Rs 1.75 Million for Jobs in Australia and Slovakia

Kathmandu. Police today arrested and publicly presented two individuals accused of defrauding people of NPR 1.75 million under the pretext of sending them for employment in Australia and Slovakia.

The arrested individuals have been identified as 35-year-old Rupesh Lamichhane, a resident of Panchkhal Municipality-3, Kavrepalanchok, and 35-year-old Hira Tamang, a resident of Khaneba Rural Municipality-3, Dhading, informed Ramshwar Karki, Spokesperson for the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office and Police Superintendent.

He stated, "Lamichhane was arrested based on a complaint alleging he took NPR nine lakh promising to send someone to Australia, while Tamang took NPR eight lakh fifty thousand promising to send someone to Slovakia, but neither sent them abroad nor could be contacted."

Spokesperson Karki added that both arrested individuals have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal, today itself for further investigation and necessary action.