Kathmandu, Jun 12 (PTI) At least three Indian nationals trying to acquire Nepalese citizenship by producing fake documents have been arrested by police here.

The trio -- father Hari Kumar, 51, and his sons Rishi Gupta, 21 and Harsha Gupta, 18, were arrested while trying to acquire Nepalese citizenship by descent by forging documents, a statement issued by Nepal Police headquarters said.

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The police have initiated legal action against the three under citizenship crime and placed them in judicial custody for five days with the permission of the Kathmandu District Court.

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