Man Arrested in Kathmandu for Allegedly Swindling Victim of NPR 3.55 Million with False Iceland Job Promise
Kathmandu. Police have arrested an individual for defrauding a person of hundreds of thousands of rupees by luring them with the promise of a lucrative job in Iceland for foreign employment. Manoj Dahal, 28, a resident of Ward-7, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, originally hailing from Ilam Municipality-1, was apprehended by the police on Wednesday.
It was revealed that Dahal extorted a total of NPR 3,550,000 from one victim by assuring them he would send them to Iceland. After taking the money, he failed to send the victim abroad and had been out of contact for a long time.
Based on a complaint filed by the victim after realizing they had been defrauded, a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, began searching for him. Police located and took him into custody from Ward-26 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
The arrested Dahal has been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal, for necessary investigation and legal action.
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