Chinese-linked fraudulent activities: Two Nepali citizens arrested
Police have arrested two Nepali people for luring people with job opportunities, sending them to Laos, and engaging them in fraudulent activities, media reports said.
A police investigation later revealed that Nepali and Chinese were involved in the fraud.
Among those arrested are 25-year-old Padam Nepali from Kalikot, currently residing in Nagarjuna Municipality, Kathmandu, and 38-year-old Shyam Kumar Tamang from Nuwakot, currently residing in Gokarneshwar Municipality-4, reports Epardafas.
The Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau of the police arrested the duo earlier.
According to the spokesperson of the Bureau, Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Prasad Pangeni, they lured the two men to Laos with lucrative jobs, the news portal reported.
On November 22, 2022, the two men were send from Kathmandu to Kolkata, passing through Thailand towards the Golden Triangle in Laos, where they were taken hostage in a special economic zone.
It has been revealed that the two hostages were forced to invest in crypto-currencies and stocks through online fraud, traps.
According to the police, additional investigation has been started against the arrested persons from the Kathmandu District Court with a deadline of 5 days, the news portal reported.
The victims were returned to Nepal after about 5 months with the help of the consular office in Laos.
It has been revealed that Padam Nepali, who was arrested in the police investigation, has a good knowledge of Chinese language and that he works as a language translator for Chinese companies in Nepal, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and other countries.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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