Five Arrested for Embezzling Funds by Promising Foreign Employment

Kathmandu. Police have arrested five people on charges of embezzling funds by promising to send them to various countries with attractive salaries for foreign employment.

Those arrested include Sandeep Thapa Magar, 22, from Baglung's Kathekhola Rural Municipality-3, residing in Budhanilkantha Municipality-11, Kathmandu; Nir Bahadur Karki, 43, residing in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-3; Vijay Kumar Yadav, 39, from Sarlahi's Chakraghatta Rural Municipality-2, residing in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-9; Chiranjivi Adhikari, 37, from Chandragiri Municipality-5, Kathmandu; and Pravesh Gurung, 30, from Ramechhap's Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality-1, residing in Budhanilkantha Municipality-11, Kathmandu.

Among those arrested, Sandeep took 1.2 million rupees from one victim promising to send them to Malta, Nir Bahadur took 225,000 rupees from 8 victims promising to send them to Croatia, Vijay Kumar took 220,000 rupees from one victim promising to send them to Qatar, Chiranjivi took 3 million rupees from 3 victims promising to send them to Canada, and Pravesh took 550,000 rupees from one victim promising to send them to Macau and became out of contact. Based on the complaints of the victims, the police team deployed from Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, arrested Sandeep and Vijay Kumar from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-12 and Nir Bahadur from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-13 on Monday, Chiranjivi from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-11, and Pravesh from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-12 on Tuesday.

They have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal, Kathmandu for necessary investigation and action.