Police said arrangements were being made to return them to Sri Lanka. (representative)
Kathmandu:
Four Pakistani nationals have been arrested in Nepal for taking four Sri Lankan citizens hostage on the pretext of sending them to different European countries in search of jobs, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Nepal Police’s Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Department arrested the four Pakistani citizens on Thursday based on a tip-off, police chief Nakul Pokharel said.
Police said the Pakistani citizens, aged between 42 and 62, charged four Sri Lankan citizens millions of rupees and falsely claimed employment opportunities in European countries including Canada and Romania.
Sri Lankans brought from their homeland were beaten, tortured and threatened by Pakistanis.
Their passports were also confiscated when the Pakistanis took them hostage in different hotels in Kathmandu.
Police said arrangements were being made to return them to Sri Lanka.
The four Pakistanis will be charged with kidnapping and human trafficking-related acts, police said.
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