Two Nepali Arrested for Involvement in Chinese-Linked Fraudulent Activities

The police have arrested two individuals for luring people with job opportunities, sending them to Laos, and engaging them in fraudulent activities.

The police investigation revealed that Nepali and Chinese were involved in the fraud.

Among those arrested are 25-year-old Padam Nepali from Kalikot, currently residing in Nagarjuna Municipality, Kathmandu, and 38-year-old Shyam Kumar Tamang from Nuwakot, currently residing in Gokarneshwar Municipality-4.

The Human Trafficking Investigation Bureau of the police arrested them on Tuesday.

According to the spokesperson of the Bureau, Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Prasad Pangeni, they lured the two men to Laos with lucrative jobs.

On November 22, 2022, the two men were send from Kathmandu to Kolkata, passing through Thailand towards the Golden Triangle in Laos, where they were taken hostage in a special economic zone.

It has been revealed that the two hostages were forced to invest in crypto-currencies and stocks through online fraud, traps.

According to the police, additional investigation has been started against the arrested persons from the Kathmandu District Court with a deadline of 5 days.

The victims were returned to Nepal after about 5 months with the help of the consular office in Laos.

It has been revealed that Padam Nepali, who was arrested in the police investigation, has a good knowledge of Chinese language and that he works as a language translator for Chinese companies in Nepal, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and other countries.

Similarly, it has been found that Shyam Tamang entices young individuals in Nepal with appealing job prospects in Laos, subsequently extracting money from them, and then facilitates their travel to Laos through Padma Nepali.

According to the police, he used to conduct interviews on WhatsApp with individuals who wanted to travel to Laos.

He also used to provide training to people on how they could engage in illicit activities after reaching in Laos.

Chinese companies are luring unemployed youth from countries like Nepal with appealing job prospects in destinations like Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Dubai, only to exploit them for online scams that primarily target individuals from America and Europe.