Nepal Airlines Employee Arrested at Tribhuvan Airport with Over NPR 5.4 Million in Foreign Currency

Kamalnarayan Bishwas, an employee of Nepal Airlines, was arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport carrying over NPR 5.47 million in foreign currencies. Bishwas was attempting to depart for Malaysia on Monday night via Batik Air when authorities discovered the concealed cash hidden inside an iron pot in his luggage. Bishwas has been employed by Nepal Airlines for 16 years and, according to airport police, has traveled abroad 26 times previously.

Kathmandu, May 1: The Tribhuvan International Airport Security Office apprehended Kamalnarayan Bishwas, a ground equipment operator for Nepal Airlines, while he was about to travel abroad on a visit visa carrying NPR 5,471,689.32 in foreign currency. Originally from Gadhi Rural Municipality-1, Sunsari, and currently residing in Baneshwori, Kathmandu, Bishwas has served as a ground equipment operator at Tribhuvan International Airport through Nepal Airlines for 16 years.

At 8:30 pm on Monday, while boarding a Batik Air flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, airport police discovered various foreign currencies concealed within an iron pot in his luggage. Police noted that Bishwas has traveled internationally 26 times so far. The seized currencies included Nepalese, US dollars, Omani, Pakistani, Malaysian, Sri Lankan, Japanese, and African currencies. The total amount collected was NPR 5,471,689.32.