Kathmandu

Two held for faking a robbery

Two held for faking a robbery

By THT Online

Police display a 1-kilo Gold Bar purchased by Sunar duo from Sidhhartha Development Bank before lodging a fake robbery complaint. Photo:MCD

KATHMANDU: A team of sleuths deployed by Metropolitan Crime Division on Thursday has held two persons for faking a gold robbery. According to police, Khadga Bahadur Sunar (53) and Bachhan Sunar (25) purchased a kg of gold from Sidhhartha Development Bank Newroad Branch and filed a misleading police complaint that the gold bar worth Rs 4.8 million was robbed along with cash and mobile phone from a guest house they were residing at Gongabu in Kathmandu. The Sunar duo kept the gold bar safe at Amar Jewellers in Gongabu and orchestrated a fake robbery to keep the gold bar to themselves, said police. Further investigation into the case is underway, MCD informed.