Canadian citizen arrested for troubling businesspersons

Kathmandu, Jan 9  : The Thamel Tourism Development Council has arrested a Canadian citizen accused of troubling businesspersons and handed him to the Department of Immigration. A team from the Council with the help of the Kathmandu police held him on Sunday from Thamel.    

The man was accused of troubling his landlord and businesspersons and his involvement in illicit activities, said the Council President Bhabishwor Sharma.    

He overstayed his visa as well. "The man was held acting on a complaint that he robbed tourists visiting Thamel, businesspersons and his landlord of their belongings," he said, adding that the Department would initiate the process to deport him to his home country. (RSS)