Police raid 17 capital-based manpower agencies

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Police on Wednesday raided 17 capital-based manpower agencies.A squad from the Metropolitan Crime Division carried out a raid on River Overseas, Capital Recruitment Service, Shann International, AV International, Innovative Human Resource, Gorkha Nepal and Nepali Recruiting, Bheri Karnali International, among others.Senior Superintendent of Police Sarbendra Khanal said the raid was in response to complaints against those manpower agencies of financially cheating and overcharging foreign job employment aspirants and clients, leaving them stranded in foreign lands and sending them to a different destination instead of the promised station.Besides, these manpower companies are alleged of receiving commission from the international companies for the supply of workers through an illegal channel (hundi) and not paying tax, and the police is to investigate these issues too, Khanal said. RSS