काठमाडौँ, १६ वैशाख – काठमाडौँ उपत्यका अपराध अनुसन्धान कार्यालय, टेकुले ठगी आरोपमा एक व्यक्तिलाई पक्राउ गरेको छ। सामाजिक सञ्जाल फेसबुकमार्फत साथी बनी आफु पूर्व प्रहरी र हाल अमेरिकाबाट फर्केर यार्सागुम्बा खरिद–बिक्री व्यवसाय गरिरहेको भनी विश्वासमा पारेर पटक–पटक गरी रु. ३६ लाख २ हजार १६६ ठगी गरेको अभियोगमा दिपेन्द्र सिंहलाई पक्राउ गरिएको हो।
४१ वर्षीय सिंह जाजरकोट जिल्लाको नलगाड नगरपालिका–७ दल्ली स्थायी बासिन्दा भई हाल काठमाडौं महानगरपालिका–२६, ठमेलमा बसोबास गर्दै आएका थिए। उनलाई १५ वैशाख २०८१ गते काठमाडौँ, ठमेलस्थित एक दोहोरी साँझबाट पक्राउ गरी अनुसन्धानका लागि जिल्ला प्रहरी परिसर भद्रकाली, काठमाडौँ पठाइएको छ।
पक्राउ परेका सिंहमाथि यसअघि पनि विभिन्न ठगी र बैंकिङ कसुरका मुद्दा रहेका छन्:
सिंहविरुद्ध थप अनुसन्धान अगाडि बढाइएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ।
Dipendra Singh Arrested on Fraud Charges
Kathmandu, April 29 – The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, has arrested an individual on fraud charges. Dipendra Singh allegedly befriended the victim through Facebook, falsely claiming to be a former police officer who had recently returned from the United States and was engaged in the business of buying and selling Yarsagumba. Singh lured the victim by promising high profits and defrauded them of a total amount of NPR 3,602,166 (Thirty-six lakh two thousand one hundred sixty-six rupees).
The accused, 41-year-old Dipendra Singh, originally from Dalli, Ward No. 7, Nalagad Municipality, Jajarkot District, was currently residing in Thamel, Ward No. 26, Kathmandu Metropolitan City. He was arrested on April 27, 2025 (Baisakh 15, 2081 BS) from a Dohori Saanjh (folk music venue) located in Thamel and was handed over to the Kathmandu District Police Range, BhadraKali, for further investigation and legal proceedings.
Further background checks revealed that Singh has been involved in several previous cases: