Trio held for swindling foreign job aspirants of Rs 150 million (With video)

Police have arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in swindling around 300 foreign job aspirants of Rs 150 million with false promises of sending them to Cambodia, New Zealand and France among other countries.

The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office made them public by organizing a press conference today.

The arrestees have been identified as Raj Kumar Bhatta (28) of Bharatpur-18, Chitwan, Pawan Panta (23) of Pokhara Metropolitan City-8, Kaski and Nabin BK (22) of Machhapuchhare Rural Municipality-8, Kaski.

 

Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office spokesperson SP Rabindra Regmi said that they had published advertisements with a handsome salary and allowances with false promises of sending  Nepali job aspirants to Cambodia, New Zealand and France among others countries by using fake Ids of Rabin Ale Magar, Manoj Jung Thapa and Mahesh Thapa among others on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp.

After getting connected on social networking sites, the trio asked them to deposit the money in various bank accounts.

SP Regmi said that 15 persons had filed complaints against them.