Nepal detains 122 Chinese for suspected cybercrime, bank fraud

The Chinese are suspected of carrying out cybercrime and hacking into bank cash machines. — Dreamstime/TNS

Police in Nepal have detained 122 Chinese nationals in its biggest crackdown on crime by foreigners entering the country on tourist visa, officials said.

The chief of police in the capital, Kathmandu, Uttam Subedi, said 122 Chinese men and women were rounded up in raids on Monday following information that they were engaged in suspicious activities.