KATHMANDU: At least one person was arrested for his alleged involvement in swindling Rs 1.64 million rupees from 20 persons in pretext of providing them lucrative salaries through illegal networking business, recently.

Issuing a press statement today, MCD said 25-year-old Lok Bahadur Magar of Abukhaireni Rural Municipality-2 in Tanahun district was arrested on Friday.

Dinesh Koirala along with other victims sought to MCD after realising being duped by the conmen.

The victims were assured of lucrative salaries by the CEO of Dream Developers Trademart Pvt Ltd Kaji Gurung operated in Gorkahpur of Uttar Pradesh State in India, as stated in the statement.

Taking them into confidence, Gurung collected Rs 1.64 million rupees for providing seven-day training from his gullible targets.

After the preliminary investigation, police have revealed that the illegally operated networking business have swindled huge amount in pretext of providing them lucrative salary after making at least five members, it said in the statement.

Meanwhile, the suspect Magar would be charged under the fraud case. The suspect have been sent to the the Metropolitan Police Range Teku for further investigation.

Meanwhile, police have launched manhunt to nab absconding suspects.