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Two arrested with over Rs 4 million in ‘hundi’ money



KATHMANDU: Police have arrested two individuals in Kathmandu with ‘hundi’ (an illegal money transfer system) money amounting to over Rs 4.3 million.

According to the District Police Range, Kathmandu, the arrested individuals include one Nepali and one Indian national. They were found in possession of Rs 4,032,500 in undeclared cash.

The suspects have been identified as Suraj Dutta, 67, a native of Kolkata, India, currently residing in Ombahal, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-23, and Dharma Prasad Dhakal, 63, originally from Devdaha Municipality, Rupandehi, and currently living in Tinthana, Chandragiri-15.

Police also seized two mobile phones, along with checkbooks and passbooks from various cooperative institutions, informed SP Apilraj Bohara, spokesperson for the District Police Range, Kathmandu.

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