Sunsari police have arrested a man involved in an elaborate online scam after he was found hiding in Bhimnagar, India. Kushewar Mehta, from Dewanganj Rural Municipality-1, Sunsari, allegedly used a fake Facebook profile under the name “Suven” to run his fraudulent operations, police said.
According to SP Suman Kumar Timsina, Mehta deceived Kurmaraj Shahi by falsely claiming to be a manager at SIAM Commercial Bank in Thailand. Mehta convinced Shahi that the bank held assets in the name of Allen Arbi Shahi—who had no relatives to claim them—and offered to transfer the entire amount to Shahi’s name due to their shared caste affiliation.
Relying on this false assurance, Shahi was defrauded of NPR 6,275,200. After the scam, Mehta fled to India and remained in hiding. Acting on a complaint filed by Shahi and a written request from Nepal Police Cyber Bureau, Sunsari police, led by DSP Yograj Khatriwada, arrested Mehta from Bhimnagar.
Mehta has been charged under Section 249 of the Muluki Criminal Code, 2074, which covers fraud-related offenses. After his arrest, Mehta was handed over to the Nepal Police Cyber Bureau in Kotahiti, Kathmandu, for further legal proceedings.
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