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Indian man held with 15 human skulls
An Indian man was arrested in possession of 15 human skulls from Mechinagar Municipality-6, Jhapa district, on Monday night.
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Published at : May 2, 2017
Updated at : May 2, 2017 20:07
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An Indian man was arrested in possession of 15 human skulls from Mechinagar Municipality-6, Jhapa district, on Monday night.
The suspect has been identified as Bhagirath Singh, 66, of Khoribari, India.
A joint police team deployed from the Area Police Office, Kakadbhitta and Armed Police Force (APF) detained Singh from near the customs check post.
According to DSP Durga Raj Regmi of the Area Police Office, Kakadbhitta, Singh was arrested while he was entering Nepal carrying a suspicious bag.
Police said that they are looking into the case.
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