Two arrested on charge of illegal foreign money transaction transfer with Rs 1.6 million

Kathmandu, March 16: The Nepal Police have arrested two persons allegedly involved in illegal foreign currency transfer along with Rs 1.16 million in cash. 

A team from the District Police Range, Kathmandu nabbed Sagar Giri and Pramod Prasad Dhital, residents of Nagarjun Municipality-8, Bhimdunga, Kathmandu, along with illegal money, and made them public today. 

Spokesperson at the District Police Range, Deputy Superintendent of Police Pawan Kumar Bhattarai, informed that both were arrested acting on a tip-off that they were involved in transactions with digital currency. 

Among the items recovered from the arrestees were three checkbooks, checks worth Rs 2.73 issued in the names of various people, four ATMs from different banks, one citizenship certificate, two four-wheeled vehicles, one two-wheeled vehicle, and three vehicle registration books. 

Additionally, six mobile phones from various companies, 31 SIM cards from Ncell and NTC, and one computer were recovered. 

Spokesperson Bhattarai informed that both arrested individuals are under investigation after the Kathmandu District Court extended their detention by five days. (RSS)