Two Indians among three arrested for dealing in drugs in Nepal

Nepal police have arrested three drug dealers, including two Indian nationals, in Rupandehi district, police said on Saturday. 

Iqbal Khan, 50, a resident of Amethi Musafirkhana, UP and Ram Dayal Sharma, 34, a resident of Siddharthanagar Thana, Chatara and Sarajuddin Musalman, 24, a resident of Lumbini Municipality, Rupandehi district in Nepal, were arrested on Friday during an operation, according to a statement by Nepal Police.

The Anti-Narcotic Bureau of Nepal Police in Kathmandu carried out an operation based on a tip-off, it said. 

Police said that one of the Indian nationals opened fire during the operation. Iqbal Khan sustained a bullet injury below the knee of his left leg during the cross-firing. 

The injured Indian national was taken to the Lumbini Provincial Hospital for medical treatment.