Kathmandu. A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office has arrested a woman who was absconding after issuing an arrest warrant on various cases related to fraud and banking offense.

The arrested has been identified as Nitu Thakur, 42, of Lahan Municipality-5 in Siraha. He was arrested from Dhapakhel of Lalitpur Metropolitan City-23, according to Superintendent of Police Rameshwor Karki.

On the basis of the complaint of Sabin Tamang, the Government of Nepal is the plaintiff and Thakur is the defendant, after the Kathmandu District Court issued an arrest warrant for cheating. According to the police, Thakur has been cheating Rs 15.70 lakh in the case.

According to the police, an arrest warrant was issued against Thakur on the basis of complaints filed by various individuals on the charge of banking offense amounting to Rs 4.2 million at the District Police Range, Kathmandu and on the charge of banking offense amounting to Rs 3.15 million at Police Circle, New Baneshwor.

Thakur has been sent to the District Police Range, Bhadrakali today for further investigation and necessary action, according to the Crime Investigation Office.