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Nine arrested for holding Indian nationals hostage in Kathmandu, falsely promising to send them to the US

By Republica

Published: February 15, 2024 08:15 PM

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Nine individuals, including eight Indian nationals and one Nepali national, have been arrested by the Kathmandu Police Range on charges of holding Indian nationals hostage. They falsely promised to facilitate their journey to the US.

A police team from the Kathmandu Police Range successfully rescued 11 Indian nationals who were reportedly brought to Kathmandu by a human trafficking racket, lured with promises of sending them to the US.

The special police team conducted the rescue operation last night in the Ratopul area, according to Chief of Kathmandu Police Range SSP Bhupendra Khatri. He stated, "Our team has rescued the Indian nationals who were brought to Kathmandu with false promises of sending them to the US. They were held captive."

The arrested Indian nationals are identified as Indra Singh Yadav, Nikun Gupta, Charanjit Singh, Ashok Kumar, Abdul Rahim, Manish Kumar Malhotra, Ravi Newade, and Ramchandra Sharma. The name of the Nepali individual who assisted them by creating fake documents has not been disclosed.

SSP Khatri mentioned that the police will conduct investigations into charges related to human trafficking, transportation, and kidnapping, including holding individuals hostage. The mastermind behind this operation, according to the police, is Indra Singh Yadav.

The hostages were reportedly coerced into asking for additional funds from their families by being shown manipulated visuals, falsely indicating that they had reached Mexico. The Kathmandu Police Range revealed that the victims were pressured to request money from their families, claiming that the cost per person to be sent to the US required INR 4 million.

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