The police have arrested Bhandari, who was preparing to cheat by showing US dollars. Further investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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A person involved in the dollar scandal was arrested on Thursday through the joint operation of Dolakha District and Area Police Office Bahrbise. According to Police Inspector Sumesh Pandey of Area Police Bahrbise, the arrested person is Bishnu Bhandari of Bahrbise Municipality-3 Dharpa.
On Thursday, Bahrbise Municipality-7, Sunkosi, near Araniko College, he was taken into custody from the upper forest area.
According to Pandey, 17 notes of 50 US dollars and 548 notes of 1 dollar were recovered from Bhandari. In addition, the police also informed that the motorcycle with the number Ba 02-054 P 0732 has been seized.
The police became alert based on a special information that fraud was being prepared by showing US dollars in Sunkosi area of Bahrbise Nagar on Thursday afternoon. Inspector Pandey said that after it was confirmed that the dollar was exchanged, the police started an operation and during that process they managed to arrest Bhandari.
Pandey said, 'As a result, we have managed to catch the person and the dollar, further investigation is underway in the case.'
During the chase in the forest, there was a scuffle between security personnel and Bhandari, which even local residents gathered there to watch. According to the police, another young man involved in the dollar exchange incident managed to escape. He escaped by jumping into the Bhotekosi river.
8 security personnel including 12 local police officers were mobilized in this incident. The police said that the search for the absconding youth is continuing.
