UDAYAPUR, May 14: The District Police Office, Udayapur, has arrested three persons on the charge of swindling people out of over Rs 2.2 million, telling them that they had won a lottery and they were required to pay a certain amount in advance for taxation.
The arrested are being investigated under the Fraud and Extortion Offense.
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Those arrested in this connection are Ujjwal Thapa Magar and Bishal Thapa Magar of Katari Municipality-3, Udayapur district and Sushil Shrestha of Ratnanagar Municipality-2, Chitwan district. Of them, Bishal was caught from his hideout in Buddhanagar of Kathmandu Metropolis-10.
Police have already filed a case against Bishal Thapa Magar of Kathmandu Metropolis-10, according to Udayapur Police Chief and Superintendent of Police Gyanendra Phuyal.
They allegedly forged lottery papers to cheat the people with over Rs 2.2 million.