Man held with banned Indian banknotes at TIA
KATHMANDU: Police arrested an Indian national in possession of banned Indian banknotes worth Rs 363,500 from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Police arrested Thupten Gelek (44) in possession of 210 notes of Rs 1,000 denominations and 307 notes of Rs 500 denomination.
Police found Gelek while he was about to leave for New Delhi of India from Kathmandu on an Indigo Airlines flight (6E032).
Police had found the notes hidden inside a suitcase during a security check at the country's sole international airport.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8 had announced the band on banknotes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations.
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