KATHMANDU: Police have arrested four Indian nationals on suspicion of stealing cash, gold and silver jewellery from houses and flats in Kathmandu while the residents were away.
A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested the four suspects in connection with thefts reported in the Kalanki area and recovered the stolen items.
The suspects have been identified as Bikash Podar, 25, a native of Khesraha in Samastipur, Bihar, India, who currently resides in Kalimati, Kathmandu Metropolitan City–13; Raju Podar, 19; Raju Kumar, 23, also known as Rajendra Podar; and Bina Devi, 46.
According to Superintendent of Police Rameshwor Karki of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, the suspects allegedly stole cash, gold and silver jewellery from the flat of Urmila, also known as Sita Thapaliya, on Tasingdol Marg in Kalanki on 20 Kartik.
“We arrested four Indian nationals on suspicion of stealing cash and gold and silver jewellery by breaking door locks when residents were away from their homes or flats,” Karki said.
Police said the suspects also allegedly stole from the house of Niranjan Nepal in Ranjit Colony, Kalanki, on the morning of 20 Kartik. Following thefts at different residences, police launched an investigation to identify and apprehend those involved.
Karki said the four were arrested during the investigation on suspicion of involvement in the thefts. Police also recovered cash and gold and silver jewellery believed to have been stolen.
The suspects, along with the recovered items, have been handed over to the Kalimati Police Circle for further investigation and necessary legal action, according to the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office.