TIMES OF INDIA · 2026-10-28 14:37 UTC

Nepali citzen, named in Rs 37.64 crore crypto racket probe, caught at Lucknow airport while trying to fly to Sharjah on Indian passport

A Nepali national named Dinesh Khadka was intercepted at Lucknow airport attempting to board a flight to Sharjah using a fraudulently obtained Indian passport. Khadka was named in a 2022 investigation by Nepal's Department of Revenue Investigation into illegal cryptocurrency and foreign exchange transactions worth approximately 37.64 crore Nepali rupees involving him and three family members. Police registered an FIR against Khadka under multiple sections including forgery of government documents and false information to obtain a passport.

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