Kathmandu. Police have arrested four persons on the charge of cheating millions of rupees by promising to send them to different countries for foreign employment. A team of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested them from Kathmandu after taking a huge amount of money from the victim on the pretext of sending them to Spain, Romania, New Zealand and Britain.

The arrested have been identified as Dipendra Dahal of Kathmandu, Ramesh Danai of Dhading, Yubaraj Rijal of Baglung and Bir Singh Batha of Rolpa. According to the police, Dahal had taken Rs 35.94 lakh on the pretext of sending him to Spain.

Similarly, Rijal had taken Rs 400,000 in the name of sending him to New Zealand and Rs 16.78 lakh in the name of sending Batha to the UK.

Superintendent of Police Rameshwor Karki said that they were arrested after the victim lodged a complaint with the police. The four arrested have been sent to the Department of Foreign Employment, Tahachal for further investigation and necessary legal action, police said.