Bank safe swept away in Nepal flood, 29 arrested for stealing cash

KATHMANDU: Nepal Police have arrested 29 people for allegedly stealing money from a bank safe that was washed away in the floods that hit the country on September 10.

The bank safe was swept away in the flood in the Botekoshi area of Rasuwa. It was later found on the banks of the Trishuli River near Belbubola in Ward 4 of Galchi Rural Municipality.

According to police, local residents broke open the safe and took out the money on September 12. The 29 suspects were arrested during the investigation that followed. Police said they recovered 9,268,505 Nepalese rupees (around Rs 57 lakh) from their possession.

The arrested individuals are aged between 19 and 49. Police are also investigating whether more people were involved in the incident.