Kathmandu. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested 4 persons on charges related to cheating and organized crime.

The arrestees have been identified as Kailash Khadka of Kageshwori Manohara Municipality-1, Rabindra KC of Changunarayan Municipality-9, Praveen Tiwari of Gorkha Municipality-3 and Ram Pukar Tiwari of Malangawa Municipality-4 in Sarlahi. Khadka and Tiwari are former presidents of the Federation of Health Entrepreneurs.

They have been found cheating Nepali workers by charging fees for medical screening in the name of Macrotech Pvt Ltd in addition to the fees determined by the government in course of health check-up of Nepali workers going to Malaysia for employment.

“According to the letter of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu and the complaint including Bikash Ranabhat, the plaintiff Nepal Government is also the defendant Kailash Khadka

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Under the Prevention of Organized Crime Act, 2070, the defendants have been charged with the health check-up of Malaysia for foreign employment

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In addition to the medical check-up fee fixed by the Government of Nepal, Macrotech Pvt. Ltd. The following defendants have been arrested for the offence of cheating the workers by collecting money in an organized manner by charging additional fees in the name of Bio Medical Service Charge, Medical Skinning, and causing financial loss to the workers.

Likewise, the victims have been requested to present themselves with evidence to the Bureau or the nearest police office at the earliest and file a complaint/complaint application.