Thieves Looted ₹57 Lakh From Nepal Flood-Swept Safe: ‘They Broke It Open, Removed Cash’

Locker Found Floating In Flood Waters With Rs 57 Lakh, 29 Detained Over Alleged Cash Theft

While Nepal grapples with the aftermath of the terrible flood, there is another case under investigation following an arrest of 29 individuals suspected of having taken money from a bank safe that was washed away by the floods. According

Nepal floods wash bank locker down river, locals break it open and steal Rs 58 lakh

Nepal Police have yet to determine how much money was originally inside the safe. They are also trying to establish its ownership, the source of the cash and whether others took some of the money before authorities secured the area.

Thieves looted ₹57 lakh from Nepal flood-swept safe: ‘They broke it open, removed cash’

The police said local people who found the safe broke it open and removed cash from inside.

Nepal Counted Flood Victims. Thieves Counted Lakhs From Safe Swept In Floods

As devastating floods tore through parts of Nepal, a cash safe carried away by the raging waters became the centre of an unlikely crime story.

Bank locker swept away in Nepal floods, 29 detained with Rs 57 lakh

Nepal floods have triggered a crime investigation after a bank safe was swept away and 29 people were detained with cash allegedly taken from it. Police also arrested two people over alleged theft of gold earrings from a flood victim.

പ്രളയജലത്തിൽ ഒഴുകിവന്നത് ബാങ്ക് ലോക്കർ; കുത്തിത്തുറന്ന് 57 ലക്ഷം കവർന്നു, 29 പേർ അറസ്റ്റിൽ

Police in Nepal have detained 29 people for looting a bank safe washed away by devastating floods, recovering Rs 57 lakh. Read the full report now.