Kathmandu. A woman and a man have been arrested on the charge of fraud of 70 lakh rupees by showing the lure of attractive salary in foreign employment and sending them to different countries.
Those arrested are 25-year-old Norgen Moktan, resident of Melung Rural Municipality-6 of Dolakha and resident of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-15, and 24-year-old Sushmita Rasaili, resident of Chowrideurali Rural Municipality-9 of Kavre and resident of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32. Police arrested them yesterday.
According to the police, Norgen took 4 million rupees from the two victims saying that he would send them to Cambodia. Similarly, it is alleged that Sushmita took 30 lakh rupees from three victims saying that she would send them to Canada.
After taking the money, both of them lost contact, and the victims filed a complaint with the police. Based on the same complaint, a team deputed from Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office Teku arrested Norgen from Lalitpur Metropolitan Municipality-3 and Sushmita from Kathmandu Metropolitan Municipality-32.
Both the arrested persons have been sent to Foreign Employment Department, Tahachal Kathmandu for necessary investigation and action, police said.