Suspected swindler nabbed from capital
Police have arrested an absconding suspect who was associated with a fraud racket that swindled Ang Dawa Sherpa of Bhojpur of Rs 5,00,000 on the pretext of exchanging US dollars at a cheaper rate.
The detainee has been identified as Som Bahadur Yonjan aka Raju Tamang, 30, of Sindhupalchowk.
A special team of the Metropolitan Police Crime Division held him from Budhanilakantha, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, yesterday.
Earlier on April 17, police had arrested Resham Bahadur Tamang of Sindhupalchowk and were looking for Yonjan suspecting his connection with the fraud case.
According to the MPCD, the duo had called up the victim, who hails from Dobhane of Sindhupalchowk, on April 1, and told him they had US dollar bills but could not exchange the foreign currency, as they did not possess passport.
They offered Sherpa a cheap exchange rate and asked him to come to Zero Kilo of Kavre, where they handed him a bundle of papers wrapped in a handkerchief and collected Rs 5,00,000 from him before fleeing the scene.
Sherpa lodged an FIR after discovering that he was duped. Younjan has been handed over to the District Police Office, Kavre, for legal action.
Published on: 15 August 2015 | The Himalayan Times
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