Two Nepalese youths were today arrested for cheating an Indian businessman here of over Rs 4 lakh by using fake identity of a girl.
Bikram Gyawali and Kevin K C were arrested by the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Crime Division as they were found to be black mailing Indian businessman Roshan Gupta, by using a fake identity in the name of a girl, a police official said.
The duo have created fake facebook ID in the name of Subashna Gautam and tried to lure Gupta.
Gupta who runs a cloth shop in Mahabouddha was cheated of Rs 4.17 lakh from the duo, police said.
"Our sister Subashna has cut her hand falling in love with you, so you need to pay Rs 55,000 for her treatment," they said in a mail sent to Gupta.
The two even went to the shop of Gupta posing as elder brothers of the fictitious girl and demanded money for her treatment and also threatened him.
In this manner they made more than 4 lakh rupees from the him. As they demanded additional Rs 2 lakh from Gupta, he went to the police and registered a complaint at the Crime Division of the Police and sought legal action against them.
The police have arrested the two youths and a case has been filed against them under the Electronic Transction Act.
The police have confiscated two mobile sets, a tablet, a gold chain and Rs 2.5 lakh cash from them.
