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Three arrested on fraud charges
The gang allegedly swindled different people of Rs1 billion in the past five years.bookmark
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Published at : March 26, 2023
Updated at : March 26, 2023 19:43
Kathmandu
Police have arrested three members of a gang on the charge of swindling people promising to send them to the United States.
The arrested are Keshav Dulal of Morang, Sanu Bhandari and Tek Gurung.
According to Kathmandu Valley Crime Division, they were arrested on Sunday afternoon.
Police said Dulal is the mastermind of the gang that swindled people of around Rs1 billion in the past five years.
As per the modus operandi, the gang used to collect Rs1-4 million from people promising to send them to the United States as Bhutanese refugees.
Police said around 100 victims had lodged complaints with the police against them.
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