Two arrested for defrauding people with promises of jobs in Azerbaijan and Canada

Kathmandu, November 5 Police on Tuesday arrested two people on charges of defrauding people by luring victims with attractive salaries and promising to send them abroad for work in Azerbaijan and Canada. The arrested are Punya Prasad Niraula, 56, a resident of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26 whose home is in Morang, and Shreya Shrestha, 20, a resident of Tarakeshwar Municipality-10, Kathmandu. According to the Nepal Police Central News Room, victims had filed complaints against both.

Niraula is accused of taking Rs 3.2 million from one victim by promising to send them to Azerbaijan. Shrestha is accused of taking Rs 345,000 from another victim by promising to send them to Canada. Both then became unreachable, the complaints say.

Niraula was arrested from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26, and Shrestha from Tarakeshwar Municipality-10. They have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment in Tahachal, Kathmandu, for further investigation and action. Police said further investigation into the incident is underway.