Four Arrested for Posing as Bank Staff, Stealing Money Through Fake KYC Updates

Kathmandu. Nepal Police have arrested four people accused of defrauding government employees by posing as bank representatives and tricking them into sharing sensitive banking information under the pretext of updating their KYC details, according to Cyber Bureau spokesperson Superintendent of Police Dilip Kumar Giri. The suspects were arrested on Sunday by the Cyber Bureau in coordination with the District Police Office, Chitwan.

Those arrested are 22-year-old Abhaya Tiwari of Deutal Rural Municipality-4, Bara; 22-year-old Jai Kumar Kewat of Ramgram Municipality-16, Nawalparasi (Bardghat Susta West); 22-year-old Bidya Sagar Kewat of Ramgram Municipality-17, Nawalparasi; and 27-year-old Kuver Thapa of Birgunj Metropolitan City-3, Parsa.