Kathmandu. Four Indian nationals have been arrested on the charge of stealing cash, gold and silver jewelery in different places of Kathmandu on the pretext of empty houses and flats.

The team of Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office has arrested them with the stolen goods on the charge of stealing from various houses in Kalanki area. Those arrested are 25-year-old Vikas Podar, 19-year-old Rajkumar alias Raju Podar, 23-year-old Rajendra Podar alias Rajendra Kumar and 46-year-old Vina Devi, who resides in Samastipur Khesraha, Bihar, India and now lives in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-13 Kalimati.

According to Superintendent of Police Rameshwar Karki, on October 7, they stole cash and gold and silver jewelery from the flat of Urmila alias Sita Thapalia at Tasingdol Marg, Kalanki, by breaking the lock of the door. According to the police, earlier on the morning of October 6, they also stole from Neeranjan Nepal’s house in Ranjit Colony, Kalanki.

After two consecutive days of thefts in different houses, the police started an investigation. During the investigation, stolen gold and silver jewelery and cash have been recovered from the four arrested persons. According to Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, they have been sent to Police Circle Kalimati for further investigation and legal action along with the recovered goods.