Kathmandu, Feb 13 (PTI) An Indian national was arrested on Tuesday on charges of possessing undocumented gold and silver in Nepal, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a jewellery shop in Pokhara city and arrested its owner Surjit Singh, 40, for smuggling gold and silver.
Police recovered unaccounted 7.782 kg gold, 6 kg silver ornament and Rs 68 lakh cash from his possession.
According to police, Singh is a resident of Medinipur in West Bengal and was running the jewellery shop. During a preliminary investigation, it was found that there was no supporting document against the recovered gold and silver. PTI SBP SCY SCY
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