They returned to business after protesting for more than a week following arrest of a businesswoman for illegal possession of Chinese currency.[break]
The protest began after the Armed Police Force (APF) stationed in Tatopani customs arrested trader Dawa Lahamu Karki for illegal possession of 50,000 Yuan. Possession of any foreign currency by individuals without specifying the source is against the law.
"The traders have withdrawn the protest without putting any condition since their demand was against existing laws," Nirmal Hari Adhikari, chief of Tatopani Customs Office, told Republica.
The traders had earlier demanded that they be allowed to carry small amount of Yuan in Tatopani area for business purpose, although it went against the Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Act 1962.
To exert pressure on the government, the traders then stopped importing goods from China for few days as a result of which the government lost around Rs 130 million in customs revenue every day.
The traders, at one point, even reached the capital to exert pressure on senior officials.
But they decided to end the protest and resume normal business after returning from the capital, according to Adhikari.
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