JHAPA: A man has been apprehended in possession of Indian currency totaling Rs. 1.499 million from Jorsimal, located in Mechinagar-7, Jhapa.
The cash was discovered during a routine inspection of a bus traveling from Kakadbhitta to Biratnagar by a patrol team from the Armed Police Force Nepal’s Proposed Border Security Force based in Kakadbhitta.
Deputy Superintendent Suman Pokharel of the APF No. 2 Battalion Headquarters, Jhapa, confirmed that 38-year-old Dambar Bahadur Karki, a resident of Urlabari-8 in Morang, was detained in connection with the seizure.
The Armed Police Force has said that the process is underway to transfer Karki and the confiscated amount to the Internal Revenue Office in Itahari for further investigation and necessary action.
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