Gold Smuggling Attempt Foiled at Kathmandu Airport

An Indian national, Ronak Madani, was arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for smuggling gold. Discovered during a security check, Madani concealed the gold in his body. He was subsequently handed over to the Customs Department for further investigation.

An Indian citizen, Ronak Madani, has been apprehended at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on charges of gold smuggling, police reported on Wednesday.

Madani's suspicious behavior during a security check led officers to take him to a hospital where an x-ray revealed he was concealing three gold packets inside his body.

The gold, weighing a total of 835 grams, was reportedly smuggled on a flight from Mumbai. Authorities have turned Madani over to the Customs Department for a thorough investigation.