Police have arrested nine individuals with over Rs 5.2 million fake bank notes in Kathmandu.
They were arrested with over 5 million and 275 thousand rupees fake notes from Gongabu New Bus Park, Kathmandu and Budhathoki village of Changunarayan Municipality-4, Bhaktapur.
Security personnel on duty recovered a carton packed with 3,573 notes of 1000 denomination from a bus with a green number plate, Lu 1 Pa 5, coming to Kathmandu from Lumbini from Nagdhunga checkpoint, said police.
The carton had been sent saying that it contained pickle from Lumbini Bus Park.
A joint team from the Police Circle, Thankot and from Nagdhunga investigated driver and the co-driver of the bus after taking them into custody.
In the course of investigation, 1,702 notes of Rs 1,000 denomination were recovered from Gongabu Bus Park and Changunarayan, said police.
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