Of the deportees, 11 were sent to Nepal on Thursday, while 7 will be sent on Monday. Flights for two have not yet been scheduled.
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Oman has deported 19 Nepalis, including a woman, for their involvement in cyber fraud. Of these, 11 were sent to Nepal on Thursday. Seven will be sent on Monday. The flight of two has not been scheduled. They were arrested by the Royal Oman Police from Sohar, Oman, on March 10.
The local court sentenced them to six months in prison and a fine of three hundred Omani riyals . Two others were sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of six hundred riyals .
During the investigation, it was reported that they were used to defraud people through fake employment, online investment, and social media using various digital means . The Royal Oman Police arrested the network in collaboration with international agencies .
According to the police, the fraud group targeted Asian citizens, including Nepalis living in the Gulf, through fake bank websites, romance chat apps, and crypto trading platforms . According to the police, the arrested people had their passports and documents confiscated after entering Oman and were trained to carry out fraudulent activities through fake websites and chat apps in the name of online customer service or investment consultants .
The Nepali Embassy in Muscat and the Non-Resident Nepali Social Club, Oman facilitated their deportation to Nepal after making the necessary coordination as soon as the prison sentence was paid . The prison where they are being held is in Sohar, 300 km from the capital Muscat.
‘Initially, the family contacted us saying that the person was missing. We started searching. They are in Sohar jail. They had come to Dubai on a visit visa,’ said Suresh Khadka, president of the NRNA Nepali Social Club, ‘A Chinese company from Dubai brought them to Oman to work on a visit visa. There is a networking company that is doing fraud here. They fell into such a company. At that time, the police raided and arrested 257 people, including 20 Nepalis.’
Dewan Khadka, a central member of QAW working in Sohar, coordinated between the embassy in Muscat, the family and the Nepalis in prison. ‘The families of 20 people were completely separated. I used to deliver telephone cards to the prison. This allowed for regular contact with the family. It helped in the necessary coordination between the prison and the embassy,' Khadka said.
