Two held with two million rupees with unknown source

Police have arrested two persons with two million rupees, the source of which could not be verified. They were apprehended from Dhansha on Wednesday.

A police squad mobilized from the police beat Barmajhiya under the election-targeted special plan caught Ashish Kamad, 22, and Bajrang Prasad Gupta, 27, of the Inaruwa municipality-6, Sunsari with the cash for which they failed to mention the source. They were arrested from Raghunathpur of Sabaila municipality-2, Dhanusha.

According to District Police Office, Dhanusha Spokesperson Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pradeep Bahadur Chhetri, during the security check, police found the cash inside a black bag carried by Gupta who was pillion riding on a motorcycle Pra-01-02-046 Pa 5631. The vehicle was being ridden by Kamad.

The two were sent to the Department of Money Laundering Investigation Kathmandu for further investigation into the matter.