A team of Armed Police Force arrested two persons with INR 319, 000 from various places of Biratnagar.

Ronak Agrawal (21) of Biratnagar-7 was nabbed at around 6 pm while he was entering Nepal through Materuwa, Biratnagar Metropolitan City-17 from Jogbani, India.

He was riding a motorbike Pradesh 1-02-051-Pa 1939.

DSP Loknath Uprety, Chief Armed Police Force, Morang, informed that Agrawal was detained with the banned Indian notes during a regular security check.

He said that Agrawal was apprehended with 400 Indian notes with denomination of 500.

He along with his bike has been handed over to the Area Police Office, Rani for necessary investigation, DSP Uprety said.

Similarly, Gautam Kumar Kediya (36) of Bhagalpur Sonapatti, India was held with INR 117, 444 from Biratnagar-15, DSP Uprety informed.

According to him, Kediya was arrested while he was entering Nepal from Jogbani on foot.

He was arrested in possession of 81 Indian notes with denominations of 500, 60 of 200, 151 of 100, 40 of 50, 36 of 20 and 40 of 10.

DSP Uprety said that Indian coins were also recovered from his possession.

The APF informed that he has been handed over to the Nepal Police for investigation.