Three Arrested in Kathmandu for Allegedly Defrauding Victims with False Promises of Jobs in Croatia and the US

Three individuals have been arrested by the police on charges of defrauding people by luring them with attractive salaries for foreign employment, promising to send them to Croatia and the United States.

Those arrested include 49-year-old Kamala Devi Sunuwar, residing in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-15 and originally from Bharatpur Metropolitan City-15, Chitwan; 29-year-old Sabina Khadka, residing in Kathmandu Budhanilkantha Municipality-4 and originally from Kamalamai Municipality-7, Sindhuli; and 41-year-old Ambar Gurung, residing in Kathmandu Tokha Municipality-11 and originally from Dakshinkali Municipality-9, Kathmandu.  

Based on complaints from victims alleging that Kamala took NPR 450,000 from two victims promising to send them to Croatia, Sabina took NPR 100,000 from one victim promising to send her to the US, and Ambar took NPR 50,000 from one victim promising to send him to Croatia before disappearing, police deployed from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, arrested Kamala from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-15 on Wednesday, Sabina from Kathmandu Budhanilkantha Municipality-4 on Wednesday, and Ambar from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-12 on Thursday.  

The Nepal Police Headquarters' Central News Desk stated that they have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal, Kathmandu, for necessary investigation and action.