Indian National Arrested in Nepal with Newborn’s Body

By PTI

KATHMANDU: A 32-year-old Indian national was apprehended in Nepal after the discovery of a deceased newborn in his possession, as confirmed by the police on Sunday.

Harishchandra Kumar Sudi, a resident of Bihar, was arrested during a security check at a temple in Sarlahi district of Madhesh province, according to the authorities.

During the inspection, law enforcement officers found the lifeless body of an infant, with the placenta still attached, inside a plastic bag that Sudi was carrying.

The police promptly launched an investigation into the matter, leading to the detention of the Indian national.

Following the arrest, the body was transferred to the Provincial Hospital in Malangawa for postmortem examination.

In an unrelated incident, another Indian national, identified as Navauddin Chaudhary, was apprehended on the outskirts of Kathmandu for being in possession of banned red sandalwood.

Chaudhary, a 22-year-old native of Bihar, was arrested during a security check on a passenger bus that arrived in Kathmandu from Delhi on Saturday. The authorities seized 580 grams of red sandalwood from his possession.

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KATHMANDU: A 32-year-old Indian national was arrested in Nepal after the dead body of a newborn was recovered from his possession, police said on Sunday.</p> <p>Harishchandra Kumar Sudi was arrested at a temple in Sarlahi district of Madhesh province during a security check, according to the police.</p> <p>Police recovered the body of an infant, with the placenta still attached, from a plastic bag that Sudi, a resident of Bihar, was carrying.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });</p> <p>The police initiated the necessary investigation, and the Indian national was taken into custody.</p> <p>The body was sent to Provincial Hospital in Malangawa for postmortem.</p> <p>In a separate incident, another Indian national, identified as Navauddin Chaudhary, was arrested on the outskirts of Kathmandu for possessing banned red sandalwood.</p> <p>The 22-year-old, who hails from Bihar, was arrested along with 580 grams of red sandalwood during a security check on a passenger bus that arrived in Kathmandu from Delhi on Saturday. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp