Nepal detains 122 Chinese for suspected cyber crime, bank fraud

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Nepal detains 122 Chinese for suspected cyber crime, bank fraud
Gopal Sharma

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Police in Nepal have detained 122 Chinese nationals in its biggest crackdown on crime by foreigners entering the country on tourist visa, officials said on Tuesday.

The chief of police in the capital, Kathmandu, Uttam Subedi, said 122 Chinese men and women were rounded up in raids on Monday following information that they were engaged in suspicious activities.

The Chinese are suspected of carrying out cyber crime and hacking into bank cash machines, Subedi said, adding that they were being held in different police stations and their passports and laptop computers had been seized.

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