World News | Indian National Arrested for Carrying Rs 2.6 Million Without Proper Documents in Nepal: Police

Kathmandu, Aug 29 (PTI) A 26-year-old Indian national was arrested in Nepal on Tuesday for carrying 2.6 million Nepalese Rupees (INR 16.26 lakh) without proper documentation in the country's Madhesh province, police said.

Sumit Saha was arrested from the province's Mahottari district while he was entering Nepal after crossing the open border. He had hidden the currency under the seat of his motorcycle.

Also Read | Imran Khan Gets Bail: Big Relief for Former Pakistan PM As Islamabad High Court Suspends Conviction and Three-Year Sentence in Toshakhana Case.

"One Indian national named Sumit Saha has been arrested for carrying Rs 2.6 million Nepalese Rupee. He neither had proper documents nor could he explain what it was for," the police said.

Ram Kumar Bhandari, the Assistant Sub-inspector of the Mahottari District Office, said that the police recovered the Nepali bank notes with denominations of Rs 1,000, Rs 100 and Rs. 50 hidden under the motorcycle's seat during a security check.

Also Read | Earthquake in Nepal: Quake of Magnitude 4.1 on Richter Scale Hits Area Near Kathmandu.

The Indian national was handed over to the Mahottari District Revenue Office for further investigation into the matter.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)