Three Arrested with Over Rs 2.8 Million in Undisclosed Hundi Money

Police have arrested three individuals with a total of Rs 2.828 million in suspected illegal hundi (informal money transfer) transactions. According to Parsa Police spokesperson DSP Kishor Lamsal, the suspects were apprehended from different locations during a coordinated operation.

Anil Barnwal of Pakaha Mainpur Rural Municipality–2 was arrested with Rs 947,000 in cash. Similarly, Vinit Kumar Srivastava of Ward No. 3, Adarshanagar, Birgunj Metropolitan City was caught with Rs 1.581 million.

In another incident, Deepak Kumar Sonar, a resident of Parwanipur Rural Municipality–4 in Bara district, was arrested with Rs 300,000.

The suspects are being investigated under Section 125 (a) of the National Penal Code, 2074 BS, which prohibits unauthorized hundi transactions. Police have obtained a five-day remand from the district court to conduct further investigation.

Authorities have classified hundi as a serious financial crime that undermines the country’s formal economic system.