The Nepal Police on Wednesday arrested two Indian nationals in possession of one kg undeclared gold from Bhairahawa of Rupandehi district.
An Armed Police Force (APF) team nabbed Hari Om Kumar and Sujit Kumar of Motihari, India, from the Eye Hospital Chok in Bhairahawa, reports The Himalayan Times.
DSP Shankar Khanal said that the duo had wrapped the gold in a white cloth and tied it on the waist.
Both have been handed over to the Bhairahawa-based Belhia Customs Office for investigation.
The market price of the seized gold is around Rs. 4.77 million.
The arrested duo was trying to smuggle from Kathmandu the gold, which was brought from Hong Kong, to India via Belhia border.
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