Acting on a tip-off, police caught Shahi from Ghantaghar Line in Birendranagar-6 along with 430 milligrams of brown sugar packed inside the plastic bags, said Superintendent of Police Govindaram Pariyar.[break]
Twenty two-year-old Shahi who originally hails from Gulariya Municipality-7 is currently living in Birendranagar. He has been kept at the District Police Office and is being interrogated, it is said.
Meanwhile, police have launched a manhunt for one Rim Bahadur Khadka from Baluwa-5 of Salyan who allegedly looted gold ornaments from a woman of Maintada VDC.
Khadka allegedly looted gold ornaments from Seti Poudel, 40, after offering her tempted cold drinks.
Khadka is son of Seti´s maternal uncle. He offered tempted cold drinks to his sister and made off with her jewelries and a mobile phone set last Saturday, it is learnt.
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