Police on Tuesday afternoon held two persons with almost Rs 32 lakh for which they could not reveal the source from Siddharthnagara Municipality-1 in Rupandehi district.
The arrested have been identified as Binaya Kalwar (21), a local resident of the same municipality in Bypass, and Indian national Suraj Gaida (35), a local resident of Nautuna in Uttar Pradesh.
They were riding on a scooter with registration number LU 21 PA 2212. Security personnel deployed from the Belahiya-based Area Police Office nabbed them with the money during a routine vehicle check. They had been carrying the money in a bag.
The arrested duo and the seized cash and scooter will be handed over to Butwal-based Tax Office for necessary action, informed the police.
