KATHMANDU: Unidentified three people robbed two persons of Rs 50,000, with an assurance of exchanging them with US dollars, from Ramkot in Nagarjun Municipality-9 on Saturday.

Prakash Tamang and Ram Krishna Tamang, permanent residents of Nubise in Dhading district, currently living in Swayambhu, were robbed.

Three unidentified people, who were riding on two motorcycles (Ba 30 Pa 7062 and Ba 41 Pa 3167) cheated them in the name of exchanging US dollars, police said.

After the robbery, the motorcyclists ran away after leaving the two-wheelers.

Police confiscated both of the motorcycles for further investigation.