NA soldier arrested for ‘selling drugs’

A Nepal Army (NA) soldier was arrested on Sunday on the charge of selling drugs in Kailali district.

Police conducted a raid at a hotel in Geta VDC of Kailali district and recovered 13.1 kilos of hashish and 81,000 cash from Keshav Bahadur Singh, who belongs to the Kalidal Gulma of the NA and is a resident of Gadhairiya VDC-9 of Bajhang district, according to reports.

Police said Singh has already confessed to his crimes. Based on Singh’s statement, police also arrested Dhan Bista, the owner of Savitri hotel where Singh was staying; Mohan Bohara, who runs Bajhang hotel in Dhangadhi; Pritam Bahadur Singh, of Dhangadhi-1; Ganesh Bhatta and Dhan Singh Bishta of Dhangadhi-4 and Bhan Singh Kathayat, from Patan VDC-5 in Baitadi district believing them to be Singh’s accomplices in the crime. nepalnews.com