According to the police, those arrested have been identified as Puakar Lohani, 27, of Bhoksing VDC of Parbat District, Barma Tamang, 30, of Dharan Municipality of Sunsari Distict, Syamol Tamang, 27, of Jharlang VDC of Dhading, Ram Sharan Nepali, 25, of Belkot VDC of Nuwakot, Roshan Pariyar, 27, of Belkot VDC of Nuwakot District, Prem Tamang, 27, of Dhulikhel Municipality of Kavre, and Besil Ghale, 27, Tipling VDC of Dhading District.
Of the seven, Barma Tamang had already served a jail sentence of six years on the charge of being involved in the shootout of a money exchange operator in Thamel a few years back. Tamang was arrested a few weeks after the incident.
Based on a tip off, we raided the place where they had assembled with an intention to mastermind a series of loot in the valley, said Senior Superintendent of Police Bikram Singh Thapa, who is the chief of Metropolitan Police Range Office, Teku.
"Since the last few months, we had been keeping a close vigil in areas susceptible to looting,” SSP Thapa said. Few other criminals are also under police scanner and will be arrested soon, he said.
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