A total of 97 Nepali nationals are currently being sought by the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), with 72 of them under red notices and 25 under diffusion notices. Nepal Police is searching for 16 foreigners within Nepal, with red notices for five and diffusion notices for 11 others.

According to the police, over the past 10 years, 66 individuals have been brought back to Nepal with Interpol’s assistance. The highest number of individuals, 25, was brought back from the UAE, followed by ten from Qatar, five from Kuwait, and three each from Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, among others.

Red notices were issued against 53 individuals, while 13 were under diffusion notices. Among them, the highest number were charged with murder (15), followed by rape (9), gold smuggling (8), fraud (7), human trafficking (6), kidnapping, cybercrime, and foreign employment fraud (5 each), and wildlife crimes and corporate fraud and banking scams (2 each).

During the same period, seven foreigners were arrested and sent back to their respective countries. Of these, four were from China, and one each from Sweden, South Korea, and India.

A diffusion notice is issued when a suspect’s whereabouts are unknown, and a red notice is issued once the location is found for arrest. Interpol assists in locating individuals across its 196 member countries, including Nepal.

Among the individuals sought by Interpol in Nepal, the majority are Indian nationals, with four under red notices and two under diffusion notices. These include suspects allegedly involved in drug smuggling, kidnapping, and murder. Additionally, one Korean national is under a red notice for involvement in illegal wildlife trade.

The longest sought suspect by Interpol is a Pakistani national allegedly involved in counterfeit currency transactions, with a diffusion notice issued for him in 2011. Moreover, two Romanian citizens are wanted for banking fraud, and six Chinese nationals are being sought for gold smuggling.