Four Arrested for Embezzling NPR 6.68 Million in Foreign Employment Fraud

Police have arrested four individuals accused of defrauding NPR 6.68 million under the pretense of providing foreign employment opportunities.

The arrested individuals are identified as Kul Bahadur Thapa (43) from Gorkha Gandaki Rural Municipality–2, currently residing in Bharatpur Metropolitan City–10, Chitwan; Rajan Ale (31) from Gorkha Gandaki Municipality–2, currently residing in Nagarjun, Kathmandu; Jay Prakash Chaurasiya (30) from Birgunj–16, Parsa; and Akash Dulal (27) from Suryabinayak Municipality–5, Bhaktapur. According to Superintendent of Police Kaji Kumar Acharya, the spokesperson for the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, these individuals lured unemployed youths with promises of high-paying jobs abroad, deceiving them for extended periods without fulfilling their commitments.

Among the accused, Thapa and Ale collected NPR 5.92 million by promising jobs in the United States, Chaurasiya took NPR 400,000 from one individual to facilitate employment in Azerbaijan, and Dulal received NPR 355,000 by claiming to arrange jobs in the UAE. After taking the money, they went out of contact, prompting the victims to file complaints.

The arrested individuals have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal, Kathmandu, for further investigation and legal action, as per the police spokesperson.