Five people, including candidate Yadav, were taken into custody after undisclosed cash was recovered from the vehicle.
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Asheshwar Yadav, the candidate for the House of Representatives of the Janata Samajwadi Party of Nepal from Siraha Constituency No. 3, has been arrested. Yadav was arrested with cash during the silence period.
During a joint check by security agencies at Shiva Chowk in Siraha headquarters, a Scorpio vehicle bearing registration number 2-02-001 Cha 087 was searched and Rs 487,000 in cash was recovered, the District Police Office, Siraha has said.
Five people, including candidate Yadav, have been taken into custody after the undisclosed cash was recovered from the vehicle.
Preparations are underway to send them to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer for necessary action after completing the legal process, informed Siraha Police Chief Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak.
