32 held in visa fraud case, including travel agency operators & govt workers
Somendra Singh Rathore, Senior Superintendent of Police of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, held a press conference on Wednesday and said that 32 persons had been detained in the case since Ashoj 19 (Oct 6), and that proper action had been taken.
KATHMANDU: Nepal police have arrested 32 members of the group who made forged documents and sending abroad on visit visas.
The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office of Nepal Police has arrested 32 people, including travel agency operators and government employees, who were involved in the gang of making fake documents and sending abroad on visit visas.
Somendra Singh Rathore, Senior Superintendent of Police of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, held a press conference on Wednesday and said that 32 persons had been detained in the case since Ashoj 19 (Oct 6), and that proper action had been taken.
According to him, among those arrested in the case of going abroad on a visit visa with forged documents are six people who run a consultancy, one police officer, one former police officer, two airline employees, and 11 people involved in various other settings.
He stated that 9 people are being probed for organized crime and 12 persons for written offenses.
He stated that 8 individuals had been freed on bail and that 3 additional persons had been brought into prison today and that the investigation had begun.
According to Deputy Superintendent Govind Panthi, among the operators of the travel agencies arrested are Manuraj Chaudhary owner of OntaTrip Online Travels, Ramprasad Bhandari owner of HR Tours and Travels, Saroj Yadav owner of And Holidays and Travels, Dinesh Gyawali owner of SKJ Travels, Devraj Khanal owner of Police, Relevant Travels.
Ganesh Pandey, the owner of Advanced Management Multi Training Center, was also detained, he said.
He further stated that Narbir Khadka, an Immigration Department worker, Arvin Yadav, a Nepal Airlines employee, and Home Pokharel were among those arrested.
During the inquiry, the police revealed that travel businesses charge Rs 15,000 per individual for arranging documents, while immigration department workers charge Rs 55,000 for new ones and Rs 40,000 for existing ones who have returned from overseas once.
