A safe carrying cash that was swept away by floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district was found along the banks of the Trishuli River in neighbouring Dhading, after which police detained 29 people and recovered more than 92 lakh NR (57.9 lakhs in INR) from their possession, according to a police press release.
The District Police Office, Dhading, said the safe was found at Belkhola in Galchhi Rural Municipality-4, Dhading, after it was carried downstream by the floodwaters. The police said that during the preliminary investigation, 29 people were taken into custody and searched. The police said most of those named are residents of Mastar in Galchhi Rural Municipality-4, while Sushant Shrestha is listed as a resident of Adamghat-6.
The matter was reported to police, following which police personnel were immediately deployed to the area and began an investigation.
The safe was found along the bank of the Trishuli River, according to the police press release. The police said local people who found the safe broke it open and removed cash from inside. “Local people broke open the safe and took away an unknown amount of cash from inside it for themselves,” the police said in the press release. The District Police Office said the investigation remains ongoing and that other people suspected of having links to the incident could also be investigated as authorities establish what happened to the cash after the safe was found.
