Police on Friday have arrested two men, including one who claimed
himself to be from Japan, on the charge of fraud, from New Road of
Kathmandu.
The foreign suspect identified himself as 55-year-old
Hiroshi Morikawa from Kyoto of Japan. Along with him, 50-year-old Bajra
Gurung, a permanent resident of Lazimpat in the Capital, was also
arrested.
The
duo, according to police, were involved in swindling quake survivors
from various districts, assuring them of lucrative employment
opportunities in Japan.
As many as 12 persons including Janak Raj
Dhakal of Gorkha had filed a complaint against the duo at the
Metropolitan Police Crime Division claiming they were swindled of Rs
1.13 million with the false assurances.
Morikawa had falsely been
claiming to be the Chief Executive Officer at the D-Emmanuel Consultancy
while Gurung had claimed to be the Director at the company, which they
claimed would send Nepal earthquake survivors to Japan for employment.
Police
further suspected that the duo might have cheated other quake survivors
from Singati village of Dolakha into paying thousands of rupees as they
had reportedly conducted a training programme to construct
quake-resistant houses.
In Dolakha also, they had assured many of sending to Japan, according to police.
The “Japanese” national, however, could not produce any paper revealing his identity, police said.
After
receiving complaints from the victims including Dhakal, a police team
deployed from the MPCD arrested the duo from New Road in the Capital
today.
Police said the duo have been sent to the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Range for further investigation.
Source : thehimalayantimes.com
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