Fugitive Convicted in Four Banking Fraud Cases Arrested on Foreign Scam Charges

The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office has arrested Roshana Chapagain, a fugitive accused in four banking fraud cases, from Kamrotar, Bhaktapur. Chapagain had been sentenced to one year and six months in prison along with a fine of NPR 150,000 for foreign scam charges. She had cases filed against her for banking fraud in Dolakha, Lalitpur, Kalimati, and Maharajgunj, and has now been sent to jail to serve her sentence. April 4, Kathmandu.

The arrested woman, 46-year-old Roshana Chapagain, originally from Dhuniveshi Municipality-9 in Dhading, currently residing in Thimi Municipality-5, Bhaktapur, was detained by a team of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office at Kamrotar, Bhaktapur. SP Rameshwar Karki stated that she was a fugitive in four separate banking fraud cases.

Cases against her were filed on the following dates and locations: Dolakha District Police Office on August 14, 2025 (29 Shrawan 2082 BS), Lalitpur District Police Office on March 12, 2024 (28 Chaitra 2080 BS), Kalimati Police Post on September 25, 2023 (9 Ashoj 2080 BS), and Maharajgunj Police Post on February 22, 2024 (10 Falgun 2080 BS). Chapagain, who had been absconding in all these cases, has now been apprehended and sent to jail through the Kathmandu District Court for sentence enforcement.