Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Nepal Floods: 29 Detained After Cash Safe Is Opened
Floods in Nepal carried a cash safe away from one area and left it near a river in another.
Police say some people opened the safe and took the money.
They detained 29 people and recovered more than 92 lakh rupees.
Police are still checking where the money came from and whether more people were involved.
In a separate case, two people were arrested over alleged theft of earrings from a flood victim.
The floods killed at least 626 people, according to Nepal’s disaster authority.
More than 2,400 people were reported missing.
Rescue teams were still searching for survivors and helping damaged communities.
India also sent a team to help with rescue and medical work.
Police in Dhading detained 29 people and recovered Rs 92,68,505 allegedly taken from a flood-swept cash safe.
The safe was reportedly carried from Rasuwa’s Bhotekoshi area and later found near the Trishuli River in Dhading.
Investigators are examining the money’s origin and whether additional people were involved.
Two people were arrested separately after a video allegedly showed them removing gold earrings from a flood victim’s body.
Nepal reported 626 confirmed deaths and 2,426 missing people, while India sent an 11-member rescue and medical team.
- Who
- Dhading Police detained 29 people over the alleged cash theft; two others were arrested separately over alleged theft from a flood victim. Nepal’s disaster authority reported the casualty figures, and India sent an 11-member team to assist.
- What
- A flood-swept cash safe was allegedly broken open and emptied, while a separate video led to arrests over alleged removal of gold earrings from a flood victim.
- When
- The articles give conflicting dates: one account says the safe was swept away on September 10 and reported on September 12, while another was published on August 29, 2026, and refers to flooding and deaths on August 26, 2026.
- Where
- The safe reportedly came from the Bhotekoshi area of Rasuwa and was found near the Trishuli River in Galchhi Rural Municipality-4, Dhading, Nepal. The separate earring case involved a victim carried downstream in the Narayani River.
- Why
- Police are investigating alleged theft, the origin of the recovered cash, and whether additional suspects were involved; rescue authorities were responding to widespread flood damage and casualties.
Police and Authorities’ Account
Unresolved Allegations and Investigation
Cash safe incident
Police and Authorities’ Account
Police say locals broke open a safe carried away by floodwaters and took the money; 29 people were detained and Rs 92,68,505 was recovered.
Unresolved Allegations and Investigation
The articles do not provide statements from the detained people or establish their individual roles; police are still investigating the money’s origin and possible additional suspects.
Earring case
Police and Authorities’ Account
Police arrested two people after a circulated video reportedly showed them removing apparent gold earrings from a flood victim.
Unresolved Allegations and Investigation
The report describes the conduct as alleged and does not include the arrested individuals’ responses or the outcome of the investigation.
- Cash recovered
- Rs 92,68,505, described in the articles as more than Rs 92 lakh
- People detained over safe
- 29
- Separate arrests
- Two people over alleged theft of gold earrings from a flood victim
- Confirmed deaths
- 626
- People reported missing
- 2,426, including 517 foreign nationals
- Indian assistance
- An 11-member rescue and medical team reached Nepal
- Reported flood trigger
- A glacial collapse reportedly released water, ice, rock and debris through villages along the Nepal-Tibet border
- Date discrepancy
- The reports differ over the incident timeline, citing September 10-12 in one account and August 26-29, 2026, in another
