Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals were arrested in Nepal on Thursday on charges of smuggling gold into the country.
The police arrested Mahesh Amrit Mani, 27 and Rahul Khadu, 24, from Nagdhunga, the main entry point to Kathmandu by land route.
The two from Maharashtra were bringing the yellow metal into Nepal without paying customs duty, according to Nepal Police.
In an unrelated case, 26-year-old Ram Bahadur Majhi, another Indian national, was arrested in the Parsa district on charges of hemp possession. This incident further underscores the cross-border vigilance efforts by the Nepalese law enforcement.
