KATHMANDU, Sept 25: Police have arrested two Indian nationals with Rs 9.5 million as they could not disclose the source of the cash.
A team from the Metropolitan Police Range, Nagdhunga, nabbed Sagar Mali, 26, and Krishna Adhade, 19, of Maharashtra, India, with the amount on Friday night during a routine security check of vehicles entering the Kathmandu Valley.
Indian nationals held for smuggling gold
A press release issued today by Kathmandu Metropolitan Range mentioned that Rs 4.5 million was seized from Sagar while Rs 5 million from Krishna.
Sagar and Krishna were travelling to Kathmandu from Chitwan in a micro bus (Ga 1 Kha 6645). Both of them were arrested after they failed to disclose the source of the money they were carrying and further investigation into the case is underway, said police.
