Former General Secretary of All Nepal Football Association and Chairperson of Nepal Ice Hockey Association Lok Bahadur Shahi has been arrested on charge of swindling various people of Rs 10 million.

A team of Metropolitan Police Crime Division arrested Shahi from Kathmandu on Wednesday, said SSP Dinesh Amatya.

Shahi has been accused of swindling money from 20 people assuring them of sending to Canada. He had taken Rs 250,000 each from 25 persons by issuing a receipt in the name of Sports for All Club Nepal.

Police investigation has revealed that Shah had assured them of taking to Canada for playing football in Toronto from May 15-May25.

He is also the former goalkeeper of national football team.

Police swung into action and arrested Shahi after Raj Kumar Shrestha, Kamal Bhandari and Pabitra Shrestha registered a complaint with the police.

Shahi had set a condition that they should pay him additional Rs 10,00,000 once they reach Canada. He had apparently lured them with a dream of that they could hide and work in Canada.

Police took them to Kathmandu District Court for extending his custodial remand.