Kathmandu: An Indian national was on Monday arrested with unaccounted gold near Nagdhunga, the mainland entry point to Kathmandu, police said.
Kanhaiya Lal, 27, a resident of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested along with 356 grams of unaccounted gold by a team from the Narcotic Drugs Control Bureau of Nepal Police during a regular security check, according to Nepal Police headquarters.
Lal was travelling from Butawal to Kathmandu on a passenger bus carrying the yellow metal without supporting documents, the police said.
The police have initiated further investigation into the matter, it said.
