गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Police arrest two on charge of swindling people Nepal Police arrest two on charge of swindling people KathmanduPati March 10, 2022 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Kathmandu police have arrested two persons accused of swindling people out of hundreds of rupees under the pretexts of providing them plots of land. It has been found during the investigation that the arrestees-Hom Narayan Chaudhary of Bhadrapur in Jhapa district and Uddhav Bhandari of Budhanilkantha Municipality-4 in Kathmandu-introduced themselves as officials deployed by the Land Commission to collect data on landless squatters entitled to free land before deceiving people, said the police. They used to gather at Bhetghat Café at Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16 and get their clients fill out a form and pay Rs 50,000 each for their service. They assured their clients that they would get four aanas of land each under the government’s plan to settle landless squatters, said Superintendent of Police Dinesh Raj Mainali. The police also seized a laptop, a printer, application forms and a file recording names of various individuals and their photos from them, he said. A team from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Balaju acting on a tip off made the arrest. Now the district court, Kathmandu has sent the accused to police custody for further investigation. Write your comments RELATED NEWS When Nepal Goes Offline US backs Nepal’s flood victim identification efforts India, Nepal discuss ties ahead of PM Shah’s visit Nepal must shift from exporting labour to global tech services,… Nepal’s child marriage rate falls to 28% but 2030 goal… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language
