Indian nationals arrested with gold worth more than Rs 114 million

By Ram Mani Dahal, Hetauda, Oct. 5: The Makwanpur Police has arrested two Indian nationals with illegal gold worth Rs 114 million. 

Organizing a press conference on Saturday morning, it has been revealed that a team of police from the District Police Office, Makwanpur, led by the Superintendent of Police Bishow Raj Khadka, arrested two people with eight kgs worth of gold from the East-West road section at Ratomate checkpoint at Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-15, on 3 AM on Saturday. 

The 25-year-old Abishek Ajinath Kuti, Police Station in Dighanchi, Pujarwadi, Sangli District of Maharashtra State, India, who was driving scooter, and 27-year-old Rahul Bhitatihal Bad, riding behind scooter,  were arrested with eight kgs worth of gold when the scooter with an registration number (O2-047 Pa 7503) heading towards Hetauda from Palaiya was checked at the Ratomate checkpoint. 

Police found unregistered gold hidden in different parts of the body while searching their bodies and scooters. The gold brought by evading the custom weighed 8 kilos 243 grams and 970 milligrams, currently worth Rs 114 million.

Preparation is underway to send the red-handed caught defendants and the recovered gold to the Revenue Investigation Office, Pathalaiya, Bara for further investigation. They are currently in police custody.