KATHMANDU: Seven individuals have been arrested on charges of defrauding 45 people of Rs 31.4 million by promising them lucrative employment opportunities in Japan, South Korea, and the United States.
According to the Central Police Newsroom, the arrests were made on Thursday in connection with multiple cases of foreign employment fraud involving large sums of money.
Those arrested have been identified as Suraj Limbu of Tehrathum; Kamal Bahadur Magar and Sagar Sherpa of Solukhumbu; and Binod Thapa, Surya Prasad Koirala, Saroj Gautam, and Pralhad Khatri of Kavrepalanchowk.
Police said Limbu and Magar collectively defrauded 11 individuals of Rs 12 million by promising jobs in Japan.
Similarly, Thapa is accused of cheating 26 people of Rs 15 million on the pretext of sending them to South Korea. He is also alleged to have taken Rs 2.8 million from five individuals by promising employment in France, and Rs 2.7 million from another victim under similar false assurances.
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