Crime Investigation Team Seizes Digital Devices at Sindhupalchok’s Bhotekashi Heli Resort

A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office has confiscated several digital devices from Bhotekashi Heli Resort in Sindhupalchok. SSP Santosh Khadka stated that the team was dispatched to investigate a complaint filed approximately 15 days ago by a Chinese woman who reported a robbery at the resort. The woman claimed that 90,000 Chinese yuan, gold jewelry, US dollars, an iPhone, and a laptop were stolen, and when the resort failed to provide these items, the team proceeded to the location. Kathmandu, June 6.

On Tuesday, the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, responsible for probing crimes in three districts of the Kathmandu Valley, visited Bhotekashi Heli Resort & Spa in Sindhupalchok and recovered several digital devices. The reason behind this office’s investigation in Sindhupalchok has attracted attention. SSP Santosh Khadka confirmed that the team was sent to investigate the robbery reported by a Chinese national.

According to him, nearly 15 days prior, a Chinese woman had filed a complaint with the Crime Investigation Office alleging she was robbed at the resort. The victim reported the theft of 90,000 Chinese yuan, gold jewelry, some US dollars, an iPhone, and a laptop, police sources said. Despite requests during the inquiry, the resort refused to provide access to the digital devices, SSP Khadka added.

After the requested items were not supplied, the team was dispatched to recover them. Police allege the robbery occurred in the last week of the Nepali month of Falgun (mid-March), but the resort management ignored the issue, leading the woman to file the complaint out of necessity. Due to the delayed reporting, which took almost two months, resort staff reportedly deceived the victim by claiming progress had been made. SSP Khadka noted the team’s visit to retrieve necessary evidence to facilitate the ongoing investigation.