Kathmandu. Police have arrested seven persons on the charge of swindling huge amount of money on the pretext of sending them abroad to different countries on the pretext of lucrative salary.

According to the Central Police News Room, they were arrested on Thursday on the charge of cheating 45 people of Rs 31.4 million by promising them lucrative jobs in Japan, Korea and the United States.

Those arrested are Suraj Limbu of Tehrathum, Kamal Bahadur Magar and Sagar Sherpa of Solukhumbu, Binod Thapa, Surya Prasad Koirala, Saroj Gautam and Prahlad Khatri of Kavrepalanchowk. Limbu and Magar had extorted Rs 10.2 million from 11 people by luring them with Japan.

Likewise, Sherpa had extorted Rs 2.8 million from five victims by luring them with the lure of France, Rs 15 million from 26 victims in the name of sending them to Korea, Rs 200,000 from Koirala, Rs 200,000 from Koirala, Gautam Rs 1.7 million from one person for sending him to Greece and Khatri Rs 1.7 million from a person in the name of sending him to Greece.