Two arrested with Rs 9.8 million from Durbar Marg

KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office has arrested two persons with undeclared Rs 9.8 million from Durbar Marg.

The suspects have been identified as Samir Sunar (28) and Milan BK (29) of Siyari Rural Municipality-7, Rupandehi, said Chief of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Senior Superintendent of Police Sanuram Bhattarai.

During a press conference organised here today, Bhattarai said that both of them were arrested from Durbar Marg on Thursday. “As per our preliminary investigation, they were also found involved in Hundi and gold smuggling”, he mentioned.

Police also impounded a car (Ba 13 Cha 4858) from them. Earlier, an arrest warrant was issued against Milan BK on September 27, 2023 on the charge of his involvement in smuggling 11.5 kg gold in Dolakha and had been absconding since then.

According to a preliminary investigation, both of them were found involved in criminal activities for two years, added police.

Samir and Milan would be sent to the District Police Range, Kathmandu, for further investigation today itself.