Kathmandu, 14 Sep (HS):- Nepal’s Central

Investigation Bureau (CIB) raided a call centre run by a Chinese national and

arrested 50 people working there. The call centre was involved in cheating

people in the cryptocurrency trade.

CIB Spokesperson S P Havindra Bogati informed the

media that the centre in the Ekta Basti area was raided on Wednesday after the CIB

got information about illegal activities. Police investigated for

three days and came out with illegal activities at the centre. The owner came

to Nepal when he was deported from Dubai for involvement in illegal activities.

He used different names to cheat people from different countries including

America, Australia, Europe and Canada. The amount was deposited in different

e-accounts in dollar, euro and pound currencies.

Bogati named the owner of the Call Centre Thing

Chhiyong and Li Kinging. The centre was operating from 9 pm to 5 am. The police

arrested 40 employees at the centre. During the next two days 10 more including

two Chinese and a woman from the Philippines were arrested from different sites in

Kathmandu. Further enquiry into the activities is in progress.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar