KATHMANDU: Two young women have been arrested in Kathmandu for luring people into a honey trap to demand property. The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office (KVCIO) of Nepal Police arrested the two women on Wednesday for being involved in the honey trap scheme.
The arrested individuals are Mamata Tamang, 34, originally from Damoura in Godawari Municipality-10, Kailali, and Anchal Shrestha, 34, originally from Sallaghari in Bhaktapur Municipality-17, currently residing in Handigaun, Kathmandu.
The police have stated that the two women initially connected with the victim through Facebook and built a relationship. They then invited the victim to a hotel in Thamel, Kathmandu, where they served food and intoxicating substances. While the victim was unconscious, they took explicit photos and videos of him
Subsequently, they began blackmailing the victim using those photos and videos. Initially, they threatened him by saying, “You must provide a house and 4 annas of land in Kathmandu, or we will file a sexual assault case against you,” according to the police investigation.
The police reported that the two women forced the victim to issue a check for Rs 500,000.
After receiving this information, the police arrested both women on Wednesday from Hanumansthan, Kathmandu. The police also seized a check issued by the victim from Prime Commercial Bank in the name of Anchal. Additionally, the police have taken both women's mobile phones into custody.
Both women have been sent to the Kathmandu District Police Range for further investigation and legal action, as confirmed by Superintendent of Police (SP) Kaji Kumar Acharya of the KVCIO.
