Nepal, July 1 -- A man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding Rs 7.55 million by falsely promising to send someone to the United States for a high-paying job.

The accused has been identified as 30-year-old Ranjan Pandey, a resident of Chandragiri-7, Kathmandu, originally from Vyas-12, Tanahun, according to the Kathmandu District Police Range.

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Pandey was arrested on Sunday after a complaint was lodged stating that he had taken money from a person in exchange for a job offer in the US and then went out of contact.

A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, apprehended him from Kathmandu Metropolitan City-4.

He is currently in po...