Con man arrested

KATHMANDU: Police on Monday apprehended a man for defrauding people of millions of rupees for the past four years posing himself as a staff of the US Embassy. The suspect has been identified as Kedar Khadka, 36, aka Deepak Karki of Jyamire, Sindhupalchowk, currently residing in Manohara of Kageshwori Municipality. The Central Investigation Bureau had nabbed him from Manohara. CIB informed, he used to show his fake identity card to unsuspecting persons and pose as a staff at the US embassy. He used to propose that they go to America, assured to find them good jobs there and swindle money. Police said that he had coughed up more than two million rupees from four persons by promising them US visa.