Man Arrested in Parsa for Extorting Money by Posing as Police Informant

Janakpurdham. A person has been arrested from Parsa on charges of extorting money by luring people with the promise of passing smuggled goods, claiming to be an informant for the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force Nepal.

The arrested individual has been identified as Ashok Kumar Barnwal, 51, a resident of Pokhariya Municipality-5 in Parsa. According to the District Police Office, Parsa, Barnwal used to assure people that he had good contacts with security personnel and could easily pass smuggled and stolen goods by claiming to be an informant for the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force Nepal.