Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Police have arrested four Indian nationals for allegedly stealing cash, gold and silver jewelry and other valuables from houses and apartments in Kathmandu when their occupants were away.
A team from the Nepal Police’s Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office (KVCIO) arrested the suspects along with stolen items in connection with thefts reported at several houses in the Kalanki area.
The arrested individuals include Bikash Podar, 25; Raju Podar, 19; Rajendra Kumar, 23; and Veena Devi, 46. The four are originally from Khesraha in Samastipur district of Bihar, India, and are currently residing in Kaliimati in KMC-13.
According to SP Rameshwar Karki of the KVCIO, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects broke the lock of an apartment belonging to Sita Thapaliya at Tasingdol Marg in Kalanki on October 24 when no one was home. They allegedly stole cash, gold and silver jewelry and other valuables.
“We have arrested four Indian nationals on suspicion of breaking door locks and stealing cash, gold and silver jewelry when houses and apartments were unoccupied,” Karki said.
Police said the suspects were also involved in a theft at the house of Niranjan Nepal in Ranjit Colony, Kalanki, on the morning of October 23.
Stolen gold and silver jewelry and cash were recovered from those arrested.
