It has been found that an organized gang has defrauded 10 people of Rukum West with the lure of sending them to America. The police investigation revealed that the gang extorted money from the US embassy in Nepal and high-ranking individuals and families, under the illusion that they have 'close relations' and send them abroad easily.

It has been found that the same gang cheated 7 more people from Rukum West to the tune of 1 million rupees by sending them to New Zealand. After not being able to go abroad even after paying the amount, the victim lodged a complaint at the district police complex, Lalitpur. Lalitpur police is investigating against 7 people on charges of fraud, racketeering and organized crime with permission from District Court Lalitpur. 

Police have arrested Anup Singh of Imadol, identified as Manoj Singh, the 'main man' of the gang, his driver Sachin Vyanjankar of Lalitpur, Rajkumar KC, managing director of Kalanki-based Divyajyoti Consultancy, where Kavre is a permanent home, and Deepakraj Khanal, identified as Anup's lawyer. Three others Kiran Singh Karki, Ramchandra Khanal and Abhishekraj Khanal are absconding.

  According to Lalitpur District Police Chief SSP Shyamakrishna Adhikari, a 'fake visa' issued by the American Embassy in the name of a 12-year-old girl has also been recovered. The girl who got the fake visa is the daughter of Subhadra Dahal from Rukum West. Subhadra is a mother of three children. The girl who got the visa is the eldest daughter of Subhadra. Subhadra divorced her husband only on October 2.

 She has been living on rent in Imadol and has mentioned in her statement that she paid 93 lakhs by check and cash after getting assurances that her two daughters and one son will be taken to America. It is mentioned in the complaint that 7 other people paid 1 million rupees to go to New Zealand and 6 more people paid 24 lakh 80 thousand rupees to the gang. 

'We had a love marriage, it was good at first, but after the birth of children, the relationship with my husband did not go well, I was forced to divorce when I could not live together, there was tension about how to raise the children,' the victim Subhadra told Kantipur, 'I reached out to Ramchandra Khanal and Manoj Singh while looking for a way for that. However, after taking the money, it didn't work, when the date of the flight to America was pushed back, confusingly saying today and tomorrow, I found out that I was cheated and filed a complaint.' Subhadra met Khanal in Chait 2079 at Lagankhel in Lalitpur. After that, Khanal and Singh created fake documents and weaved a trap to take them to America, it was revealed from the police's preliminary investigation. Singh, who is currently in police custody, had given false information that he was a pilot (captain) of the Nepalese army and was related to a 'high-ranking' person, and had assured him that he was preparing to go to America to collect the money.

"They called a house in Anamnagar and had a conversation, during which a person wearing an army uniform was also present," Subhadra said. Subhadra said that they were shown a fake document stating that the 'Himani Trust', opened in the name of former princess Himani Shah, was going to organize a conference on 'Nepal-US relations' in Washington DC and that she would go to America to participate in the same program and for that purpose, a 'Comfort Hotel' with an address in Washington DC was also booked. For that, Singh had also prepared another fake document in DC by a woman named 'Muna Rajyalakshmi Rana' who had 'financial management'. 

It has been revealed that he went to America on December 27, 2024 and prepared fake tickets for the program to be held the following week on January 4. It is mentioned in the report that on January 6 in America, Purnika, the daughter of former crown prince Paras Shah, is engaged to be married, and the program to participate in it has also been decided by Singh, the main person of the gang.

It has been found that this gang has prepared fake documents for those going to New Zealand. Lalitpur police chief SSP officer said that the preliminary investigation has revealed that various gangs have formed an organized group for fraud and that further investigation is ongoing. The SSP officer said, 'What other crimes have been committed in connection with this? It will be opened only after the investigation is over. The official said that the matter of taking the names of unrelated people is being understood.  According to