KATHMANDU, Dec 29: Nepal Police has arrested a gang accused of defrauding people of Rs 500,000 by passing off fake gold as genuine.
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The accused were caught in Kageshwari Manohara Municipality–5, Kathmandu, after attempting to swindle money using a substance resembling precious yellow metal. Those arrested include Sukuman Singh Blon, 45, of Indrasarovar Rural Municipality, Makwanpur; Rajendra Tamang, 48, of Makwanpur; Bir Bahadur Tamang, 53, of Baikaya Rural Municipality, Makwanpur; and Jit Bahadur Tamang, 42, from Devchuli, Nawalparasi.
All four have been remanded by the district court, and the police are continuing their investigation under charges of fraud.
