KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The data from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office (KVCIO) show that over 800 individuals involved in serious crimes in the Kathmandu Valley have been arrested and brought under legal proceedings within the past eight months.
Sanu Ram Bhattarai, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the KVCIO, said that during active investigations into serious crimes, 800 individuals were arrested for various offenses. Of these, 621 individuals have been sent for legal action, while some are still under investigations.
“Among those arrested, some were directly involved in crimes, some were fugitives, and others were obstructing the law,” SSP Bhattarai said, “They have also been brought under legal proceedings due to successful investigation by police officers working at the KVCIO.”
The latest incident involving the KVCIO rescue of a Chinese national from Bhimphedi after some Indian nationals kidnapped him was widely discussed.
The Chinese citizen, who was kidnapped by Indians, was involved in a scam with the Indian in Nepal, defrauding about Rs 50 million. After the kidnapping, the KVCIO’s team successfully reached Bhimphedi and rescued the individual. The Chinese national Wu Huan Huan, was kidnapped by his unsuspecting clients, identified as 33-year-old Ashutosh Datreya Thorat, 40-year-old Ashraf Yunus Sheikh, 30-year-old Amol Kharmate, and 30-year-old Ambadas Srisat, all from Maharashtra.
According to SSP Bhattarai, both the abductee and the kidnappers wanted to evade the police, but they were arrested. According to SSP Bhattrai, the Indians have stated that they had kidnapped him for the purpose of collecting the money after being scammed by the Chinese.
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Police followed the vehicle used by the Indian nationals and arrested them from Bhimphedi forest and brought them to Kathmandu. When the police started checking them, they abandoned the vehicle and fled towards the forest.
The KVCIO has conducted another interesting investigation. During a raid at a place where a new style of gambling was being organized in the Bauddha area, a Tibetan national was arrested with a fake Nepali citizenship certificate. This mystery was revealed after a raid was conducted on the “Fish Shot Game” on the second floor of Pushpa Lama’s house on Phulbari Marga in Bauddha. Seven individuals gambling there were detained by police. From those arrested, the police seized Rs 1.2 million; 3,100 Chinese yuan; $2,000, and mobile phones. The individuals arrested included Sonam Tamang, a Tibetan native; Jampha Khedup from Bihar, India and living in Tusal, Bauddha; Narbu Samden from Lhasa, China and residing in Bauddha, and a Chinese national Dasang.
Police arrested Chinese citizen Wei Chungling, Tenzing Norbu Sherpa of Simaltar in Bauddha, and Lopsang Lama of Panchpokhari in Sindhupalchowk. In the course of the investigation, it was revealed that Sonam Tamang, a person with Tibetan origin, had acquired a forged citizenship issued from Dhading.
During further investigation into Sonam, the mystery of how he had obtained the fake citizenship was revealed. Subsequently, the KVCIO team was able to reach the members of the gang responsible for making Sonam’s fake citizenship and arrested them.
Police arrested four members in connection with issuing Sonam’s fake citizenship certificate. They are Rameshwor Rijal of Khaniyabash Rural Municipality-5 in Dhading; Madan Tamang of Netrawati Dabjong Rural Municipality -1 in Dhading; Chhiring Wangding Sherpa of Helambu Rural Municipality-1 in Sindhupalchok and Chhiring Dhungdup, a person with Tibetan origin, living in Bauddha.
The police investigation revealed that Sonam had paid Rs 400,000 to members of a gang, who then delivered a Nepali citizenship certificate to his room. The gambling house, which was operated by Chinese national Dasang, had been entrusted to Sonam. The fake citizenship certificate was made after Sonam told Dhungdup that he needed Nepali citizenship to expand his business in Nepal.
According to SSP Bhattarai, an investigation was also conducted into fraud in the name of foreign employment.
A case has been initiated on charge of fraud related offenses against Resham Rawal, Prem Bahadur Rawal, Surendra Tamang, Santabir Ghimire, Rajesh Saud and Tanka Raj Khanal. They were arrested for defrauding over Rs 25 million by posting advertisements on social media, promising attractive salaries, allowances, and other perks and benefits in countries like Poland and Portugal for foreign employment.
Raj Kumar Bhatta, Pawan Panta, and Nabin BK, who had defrauded of Rs 150 million from over 300 victims by promising to send them to Lithuania and other countries for foreign employment, were arrested and necessary investigations were conducted into the fraud-related offense. Similarly, Krishna Bahadur Basnet and Kamal Gyawali, who had defrauded Rs 1.88 million from 19 victims by promising to send them to Lithuania, New Zealand and other countries for foreign employment, were arrested and sent for necessary action in a fraud-related case.
Some time ago, a team from the KVCIO arrested two people involved in the illegal trade of red sandalwood. Red sandalwood, which was being traded and smuggled anonymously for a long time, was seized.
Those arrested have been identified as Gyan Bahadur Timalsina, 40, a resident of Balefi Rural Municipality-8, Sindhupalchowk, and currently residing in Pepsicola, Kathmandu, and Ramesh Thapa, 41, a resident of Kalanki, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-14. A raid was conducted in the Pepsicola area of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32 and 431 kg of red sandalwood was seized. The red sandalwood was found hidden in a room in the Pepsicola area on the evening of January 14.
Has the crime rate increased in the Valley, or the arrest rate?
Both have increased. The crime rate has seen a slight increase. Despite this, the police investigation rate has increased to control crime and to bring fugitive criminals and initiate legal action.
What types of crimes occur in the Valley?
Nowadays, with the development of technology, the trend of committing crimes has changed. Especially, due to the information available on social media due to the development of technology, the number of crimes committed through deception is increasing. Additionally, another issue caused by the unemployment problem is also visible.
Thousands of youth have been deceived by false promises of attractive salaries in foreign employment. Some come in contact with the police, while others do not. However, based on the complaints received by the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the information gathered by KVCIO, a large group of fraudsters has been arrested and legal action has been taken. On the other hand, there is also the issue of cooperative fraud. Complaints related to cooperative frauds and those fugitives involved in the frauds have also been arrested and prosecuted.
Many common people have been deceived after the fraudsters asked them to deposit some amount for receiving parcels through chat groups on platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Viber.
