Angad Murau, a resident of Kapilvastu in western Nepal, was returning from India on a motorcycle carrying chillies and colocasia on June 1 when he encountered an unexpected inspection by the Armed Police Force along the Bargadawa-Purnihawa road. When security personnel ordered him to stop, Murau set fire to his motorcycle, police said.
Smuggling networks exploit Nepal’s open border to flood markets with untaxed goods