Ahead Of Nepal Elections, Indian Held With 15,000 Fake Ballot Papers, Arrested

The Himalayan country is going for elections for the federal Parliament as well as the provincial assemblies on November 20.

A 40-year-old Indian national has been arrested in Nepal on charges of carrying some 15,000 fake ballot papers, four days ahead of the November 20 polls in this country, police said on Wednesday.

The Himalayan country is going for elections for the federal Parliament as well as the provincial assemblies on November 20.

A team of Nepal Police arrested Izaajat Ahmed from Jagannathpur Rural Municipality of Parsa district in southern Nepal.

Ahmed is a resident of West Champaran district, Bihar, who was arrested with some 15,000 duplicate ballot papers in his possession, according to the Nepal Police statement.