Police in Kathmandu shot and arrested a 31-year-old man accused of dollar and gold fraud and looting on Thursday evening, after he allegedly attacked officers with a sharp weapon and tried to flee in Gamcha, Gokarneshwar Municipality-3. The arrested man has been identified as Sujan Tamang. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dilip Ghimire of the Kathmandu District Police Range, the shooting took place at around 6:30 pm at a place called Dampa in Gokarneshwar, on the northeastern side of the capital.
Suspect attacked officers with a sharp weapon before being shot
According to the police account, the confrontation unfolded when officers moved to take Tamang into custody. The suspect allegedly attacked the officers with a sharp weapon and then attempted to escape. Police responded by firing at him, and Tamang was arrested after being shot, ending an arrest operation that turned violent within minutes.
SSP Ghimire, who heads the Kathmandu District Police Range, confirmed the time and place of the shooting: around 6:30 pm at Dampa, within Gamcha in ward 3 of Gokarneshwar Municipality. The account of a fraud suspect being shot and arrested after attacking police with a sharp weapon was carried by Nepal Press, while RatoPati reported shots being fired in Gokarneshwor, Kathmandu.
Police have not disclosed how many officers were present at Dampa, how many rounds were fired, or exactly what kind of sharp weapon was used. What has been made public is the core sequence of events: an attempt to arrest, an attack on the officers, an attempted escape, and a shooting that left the suspect in custody.
Allegations: cheating people by showing US dollars
The allegations against Tamang span three categories: dollar fraud, gold fraud and looting. The specific detail police have made public is that he was allegedly involved in cheating people by showing them US dollars. In fraud cases of this kind, suspects present foreign currency to potential victims to create the impression of a genuine transaction; the allegation here, as stated by police, is that the display of US dollars was used as the means to cheat people.
The inclusion of gold fraud in the accusations points to alleged deception connected to gold, an offence category distinct from currency-related cheating. Looting, the third allegation, is different again: it involves taking property by force or intimidation rather than by deception. Taken together, the allegations describe a suspect facing accusations that go beyond a single type of offence.
No figures have been released on the amount of money involved, the number of alleged victims, or the dates on which the alleged offences occurred. Whether the alleged offences took place in Gokarneshwar itself or elsewhere has also not been clarified. The accusations remain at the level of police allegations, with no supporting detail made public so far, and any case against Tamang will depend on how they are substantiated.
The location and the police command behind the operation
Gokarneshwar Municipality lies on the northeastern edge of Kathmandu district, and the shooting occurred in its third ward, in the locality of Gamcha. Dampa, the specific spot named by SSP Ghimire, was where the confrontation between Tamang and the officers attempting to arrest him took place on Thursday evening.
The Kathmandu District Police Range is the district-level command responsible for policing across Kathmandu, including municipalities on the valley's periphery such as Gokarneshwar. That the range chief provided the details of the operation personally reflects the seniority of the command involved in an arrest that ended with gunfire.
Suspect in custody, fuller picture still awaited
Tamang was in police custody following the shooting. Authorities have not said where he was taken after the arrest, nor have they described his medical condition or the nature of his injuries. The information available so far, drawn from the police range's confirmation and media reports published the same day, establishes the suspect's identity, the time and place of the shooting, the alleged attack on officers, and the categories of allegations against him.
What remains unresolved is the wider picture behind the arrest: the specifics of the alleged dollar and gold fraud and looting, details of the officers involved, and any account from Tamang himself. Until those details are made public, the confirmed facts are limited to the Thursday evening shooting at Dampa, the arrest of the 31-year-old suspect, and the police statement that he was shot after attacking officers with a sharp weapon and attempting to flee.
