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Police have arrested Rohan Kumar, son of businessman Rakesh Kumar Adukiya, in connection with the 100-kg gold smuggling case.

Nepal Police spokesperson Kuber Kadayat said that Rohan Kumar was nabbed from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) while coming to Nepal from India.

The Department of Immigration has handed Rohan Kumar over to the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI).

Two more Chinese nationals have been arrested in connection with the recent 100 kg gold smuggling case on Friday.

Li Jialin and Liu Fuyan were arrested from Tibhuvan International Airport on the charge of their involvement in the scam, said Chief of TIA Immigration Office, Ram Bandhu Subedi.

The duo were arrested when they were travelling to China, he added.

The arrested ones have been handed over to the Central Investigation Bureau for further investigation, according to the TIA Immigration Office.

Police on Thursday evening seized the counterfeit notes from Changunarayan area of Bhaktapur.

A joint police team deployed from Metropolitan Police Circle, Thankot and Police Range Changunarayan confiscated the fake notes worth Rs 1.5 million.

Police said that they have arrested nine persons for their alleged involvement in the transaction of fake notes.  

Acting on a tip-off, the police team carried out a raid at the rented room of Arjun Subedi and recovered the fake notes, Superintendent of Police (SP) Prajit KC said.

A 41-year-old man from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-12 died of dengue fever while receiving treatment at the Chitwan Medical College. 

According to the Information Officer at Health Office Ram KC, the patient died on Thursday in the course of treatment.

This is the first recorded death caused due to dengue fever in the district in the current fiscal year.

KC said that, so far, the district has recorded 53 cases of dengue from 532 sample tests.