Police have found around seven tola gold in an abandoned state at Khodape in Patan Municipality-8 of Baitadi on Sunday.

The yellow metal was recovered from a bus (SuPaPra 02001 Kha 1301) heading towards Darchula from Kathmandu yesterday.

Police said that the gold was recovered from a bag the bus staffers had left at the entry post of the Khadape Police Post.

It has been learnt that the relatives of a local of Patan-8 had sent medicines in the bag from Kathmandu. Police said that they have kept the bag in a secured place.

A team deployed from the Area Police Office, Patan under the command of Inspector Kamal Prasad Chaudhary had recovered the gold. The gold has been taken to the Area Police Office, Patan.

Police said that they are looking into the case.