Kathmandu. Police have arrested two persons on the charge of swindling millions by abusing social media. The arrested are Santosh Shrestha, 22, of Kirtipur in Kathmandu and Asha Shrestha, 19, of the same place.
They were arrested from Sundhara in Kathmandu and handed over to the Metropolitan Police Complex in Kathmandu on Tuesday for necessary action, said Deepak Thapa, Senior Superintendent of Police.
According to the department, they had opened a fake ID and claimed to be a citizen of the Netherlands.
According to Thapa, it has been revealed that he cheated by showing greed to visit Nepal, get married, send valuables, iPhone, gold jewelery and even dollars.
According to the police, they swindled Rs 4.2 million in the bank accounts of Deepak Kishor Shrestha and Santosh Shrestha and through IME. Police said that investigation is underway as other persons were also involved in the incident.
