Seized gold taken to Taksar Department to determine exact weight (With photos)

The gold recovered from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has been taken to the Taksar Department of the Thapathali-based Nepal Rastra Bank to determine the exact weight.

The Revenue Investigation Department on Wednesday recovered around 100 kg smuggled from Sinamangal.

The Department has so far arrested an Indian national among six persons in connection with the seizure of around 100 kg gold case.

Businessman Deepak Malhotra’s name has also been mentioned in the same case.

Organizing a press conference in the Capital on Thursday, Malhotra made it clear that he is not involved in the case of gold recovered from the TIA.

He said that he is ready to face action as per the law if found guilty.

Police said that the gold, passed undetected through the Customs Office of the Tribhuvan International Airport, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday's Cathay Pacific flight.

The yellow metal was brought in Kathmandu by concealing in the brake shoes of motorbikes and scooters.