Two Arrested for Gold Chain Robbery in Kathmandu

Kathmandu. Police have taken under control two individuals involved in looting gold chains worn around the neck in various places in Kathmandu and in the act of selling and distributing said gold.

According to the District Police Range Kathmandu, individuals involved in two robbery incidents that occurred on different dates have been arrested with the looted gold chains.

On Jestha 24, at approximately 1:30 PM, a gold chain worn around the neck of a woman was looted at the Akashhe Pul in Chabahil, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-7. Similarly, on Jestha 9, at approximately 6:30 AM, a gold chain was also looted from another woman who had come to visit the Kalkinaraayan Temple in Basundhara, Kathmandu.

Ram Kumar Tamang, 46, a resident of Baniyatar, Tokha Municipality, Kathmandu, originally from Sankhuwasabha's Sabhapokhari Rural Municipality-7, who was involved in both these incidents, has been taken under control by a police team deployed from Maharajgunj Police Station with the looted gold chain.

Similarly, Kishore Thapa, 63, a resident of Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City-1, involved in the act of purchasing and selling the gold looted by Tamang, has also been arrested by the police. A team deployed from Gaushala Police Station, during a search operation on Jestha 9, at approximately 3:00 PM, took Thapa under control with the sold gold chain in Chabahil, Kathmandu.

Further investigation is underway with both arrested individuals in custody, informed Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, Spokesperson and Superintendent of Police at the District Police Range Kathmandu.