The Indian side has shut down the Nepal-India border point here and neighbouring Dharchula bazaar in protest against the arrest of an Indian woman by the Armed Police Force of Nepal.
The Indian side has shut down the Nepal-India border point here and neighbouring Dharchula bazaar in protest against the arrest of an Indian woman by the Armed Police Force of Nepal. The suspension bridge that serves as the transit point was closed own by the Indian side since this morning.
The Indian woman was arrested by AFP personnel along with 105,000 Indian currency last Friday.
Forty-year-old woman of Bauna in Manusyari of India was arrested by the AFP for carrying Indian currency notes 500 and 1000 denomination which are banned in Nepal.
The woman was taken to Kathmandu for further investigation. However, locals of the neighbouring Indian town of Dharchula are protesting against the AFP claiming that she was nabbed without any appropriate reason.
According to Bhupendra Thapa, a local trader of Dharchula, the woman has carried the cash meant for her husband's medical treatment.
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