Nepal

Chitwan youth held for Facebook fraud

Chitwan youth held for Facebook fraud

By THT Online

A man poses with a magnifier in front of a Facebook logo on display in this illustration taken in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/File

KATHMANDU: A 22-year-old youth from Bharatpur of Chitwan district has been nabbed on the charge of defrauding people with his Facebook page. Dipesh Sapkota is accused of operating 'Mobile selling and buying in Nepal' page on the popular social networking site and cheating people. He was nabbed from the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police recently. The youth would post advertisements on his page to sell and buy various gadgets and ask people wishing to buy them to send him money. He would assure to deliver the goods within 24 hours, but would not deliver them, according to police. Further investigation is underway.