Nepal Police had arrested Luobu from Bouddha on Tuesday with Rs 2.2 million (more than $30,900). Police handed him over to the department for investigation on Wednesday after he failed to furnish convincing answer on how he got hold of the amount, which was not disclosed at the immigration.[break]
Luobu, who is on tourist visa, has told the police that he got the money as a reimbursement for the amount that he paid to a family in Tibet.
“He says a member of that family residing in Nepal reimbursed him the amount when he arrived here for pilgrimage,” an official at DoMLI told Republica. “It could be a case of illegal money transfer. Hence, we have decided to investigate the case further.”
DoMLI had initially informed him that it would release him on date if he deposited security amount of Rs 2.2 million, which is equal to the sum he was carrying. But as he failed to produce the amount, it decided to keep him in judicial custody.
The department, which was formed just last week, is entrusted to check money laundering and terrorist financing. Digging out the source of income of money traced within the country or remitted in and out of the country is one of its major functions.
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