Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Nepal Floods Sweep Away Bank Safe; 29 Detained
Floodwaters in Nepal carried a heavy bank safe down a river.
The safe came from the Bhotekoshi area of Rasuwa and was found in Dhading.
Police said people broke open the safe and took money from it.
They detained 29 people who are suspected of being involved.
The detainees are between 19 and 49 years old.
Police reported recovering 9,268,505 Nepalese rupees.
News reports gave different descriptions of the amount, including around Rs 57 lakh and over Rs 92 lakh.
In a separate case, two people were arrested after allegedly taking earrings from a flood victim.
Floodwaters carried a bank safe from Rasuwa’s Bhotekoshi area toward the Trishuli River in Dhading.
The safe was found near Belkhukhola in Galchhi Rural Municipality-4.
Police detained 29 people, aged 19 to 49, over alleged theft from the safe.
Authorities reported recovering 9,268,505 Nepalese rupees, although some reports described the amount as over Rs 92 lakh or around Rs 57 lakh.
Two people were separately arrested over alleged theft of gold earrings from a flood victim’s body.
- Who
- Nepalese police detained 29 people over alleged theft from the safe; two others were arrested in a separate earring-theft case.
- What
- A bank safe swept away by floods was allegedly opened and its cash taken.
- When
- The arrests and recovery were reported on August 29, 2026.
- Where
- The safe was swept from the Bhotekoshi area of Rasuwa and found near Belkhukhola along the Trishuli River in Dhading.
- Why
- Police began investigating after receiving information that people had broken open the safe and removed its cash.
- People detained
- 29
- Age range
- 19 to 49
- Police-reported recovery
- 9,268,505 Nepalese rupees
- Reported amount discrepancy
- Reports variously described the cash as around Rs 57 lakh, over Rs 92 lakh, or Rs 92 lakh.
- Safe’s origin
- Bhotekoshi area, Rasuwa district
- Safe’s discovery site
- Near Belkhukhola, Galchhi Rural Municipality-4, Dhading
- Separate arrest case
- Two people were arrested over alleged theft of gold earrings from a flood victim’s body.
