Jhapa Police Seize Large Quantity of Watermelon Seeds
Jhapa. Police in Jhapa have recovered a large quantity of watermelon seeds illegally hidden. The District Police Office, Jhapa, seized the seeds by raiding based on special information.
On August 13, 2026, at approximately 6:00 PM, secret information was received that seeds were illegally hidden in the house of Bhimlal Subedi in Gyan Chowk, Ward No. 3, Bhadrapur Municipality. Based on that information, a team of 55 people from the District Police Office, Jhapa, was mobilized under the command of Superintendent of Police Vasundhara Khadka.
The police team legally searched two rooms in Subedi's house and found 948 bags of watermelon seeds, each weighing 40 kg, totaling 37,920 kg. The estimated value is 38 million rupees at a rate of 1,000 rupees per kg.
Preparations are underway to hand over the seized seeds to the Bhadrapur Customs Office, Jhapa, for necessary action, the District Police Office informed. Additionally, the police have stated that further investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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