KATHMANDU: Police recently arrested two persons on charge of swindling three foreign employment aspirants of Rs 1.15 million.

Sujan Lamsal (22) from Chandreshwor-2 of Lamjung district and Pramod Ghimire (21) from Rampur-2 of Palpa district were arrested by a team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division.

Operators of the Bagbazaaar-based Immigrant Consultancy Private Limited, the duo had assured three youth of Lamjung district – Bishnu Hari Adhikari (27), Rajesh Adhikari (24) and Sadhuram Basel (22) – of sending them to Russia for lucrative jobs.

They collected Rs 500,000 each from Adhikari duo and Rs 150,000 from Basel, but did not keep the words, police said.

After knowing that they were cheated, the victims had filed a complaint against them at the MPCD.

Police said the preliminary investigation into the case revealed that the duo would send applicants to foreign jobs via other recruitment agencies.

Meanwhile, police seized 10 passports and various documents from the consultancy.

The duo have been handed over to the Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu, for further investigation and action.