Kathmandu, October 26
Police have arrested four Indian nationals accused of stealing cash and gold and silver jewellery from two houses in Kathmandu during the Dashain festival.
The suspects have been identified as Bikash Podar, 25, Raju Podar, 19, Rajendra Kumar, 23, and Bina Devi, all from Bihar, India. A team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested them.
According to police, the suspects allegedly stole cash and jewellery from a room occupied by a woman identified as Sita Thapaliya, also known as Urmila, at the house of Kisan Singh Basnet in Kalanki. They are also accused of stealing valuables from the house of Niranjan Nepal in Ranjit Colony, Kalanki.
The thefts reportedly took place on October 21 and 23.
Police said they recovered a substantial quantity of stolen gold and silver jewellery from the suspects.
