Police on Sunday apprehended a man for his alleged involvement in swindling people of millions of rupees with false assurances of jobs in National Investigation Department (NID) of Nepal Police.

The suspect has been identified as Prem Puri, 27, of Belbari, Morang and currently residing at Kritipur.

A police team deputed from the Crime Investigation Division (CID) nabbed Puri from Kakarbhitta, Jhapa.

Puri was brought to the CID on Tuesday for investigation, police said.

According to preliminary investigation, Puri was found collecting two to seven lakh rupees each from different people including Dipendra Karki of Jhapa, assuring them to ensure jobs in NID of Nepal Police.

He used to show an appointment letter signed by fake VDC Secretary issued from the District Development Committee, Saptari to defraud them.