Bank locker swept away in Nepal floods, ₹57 lakh stolen:29 detained; accused of taking cash

During the severe floods in Nepal, a bank locker from the Bhotekoshi area was swept away for several kilometres. Police have detained 29 people for allegedly breaking open the locker after it was found in Dhading and stealing the cash inside. According to Dhading Police, the safe was swept away by the floods that hit the Bhotekoshi area of Rasuwa on September 10. It was later found on the banks of the Trishuli River near Belkhukhola in Galchhi Rural Municipality-4, Dhading. Cash extracted by breaking the locker Police received information on September 12 that some local residents had broken open the safe and taken the money inside. A police team then reached the spot and began an investigation. During the initial search, police recovered 9,268,505 Nepalese rupees, worth around ₹5.7 million, from the detained people. Those detained are aged between 19 and 49. Most are residents of Mastar in Galchhi-4. Some are from Adamghat in Galchhi-6 and Adamtar in Siddhalek-7. Others are originally from Chitwan and Parsa but currently live in Dhading. Police investigating the source of the cash Police are now trying to trace the source of the recovered money. They are also investigating whether more people were involved in breaking open the locker and taking the cash. 2 arrested for stealing earrings from a woman’s corpse Meanwhile, another theft case linked to the Nepal floods has come to light. Two people have been arrested for allegedly taking gold earrings from the body of a woman who was swept away by floodwaters into the Narayani River. Police took action after a video of the incident went viral on social media. The video allegedly shows two people removing gold earrings from the body of a woman found in the floodwaters. 626 deaths, 2,426 missing in floods According to Saturday’s update from Nepal’s disaster authority, 626 people have died in the floods, while 2,426 remain missing. The number of missing people stood at 1,924 as of Friday night. Meanwhile, 517 foreign nationals are also still untraced. Search and rescue operations continue following the floods. News is being updated…