Police have arrested a conman posing as US embassy staff to dupe people with a promise of sending them to the US under the earthquake victim quota.

Sidhartha Karki of Thuche, Lalitpur, had taken a total of Rs278,000 from the students promising them visa under "earthquake-affected" quota. 

Police arrested him after the students filed a case against him following his disappearance after he took their money. Karki was arrested from Mulpani, Kathmandu.

According to the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Circle, Karki took Rs 76,500 from Prakash Karki and Rs  1,50,000 from Madan Pokhrel, assuring them that the earthquake victims quota expenses would not exceed Rs 4,000,00.

Police investigation suggested that Karki was not related to US embassy. He has been sent to Metropolitan Police Circle for further investigations.