Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Nepal Police has launched a crackdown on education consultancy operators accused of duping Nepali students by sending them to unaccredited academic institutions in the United Arab Emirates.

As many as six owners and managers of the consultancies were arrested on Wednesday and Thursday after a preliminary investigation by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) found they were involved in fraud. Superintendent of Police Shiva Kumar Shrestha, the bureau's spokesperson, said, "Our investigation found their involvement in fraud. They sent students to training institutes, claiming they were colleges and universities having affiliations with different European universities."

Shrestha said the six individuals were arrested...