Indian national arrested with white heroin worth Rs 220 million at Kathmandu airport
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 15, 2 of them from Nepal.
Kathmandu, November 15 A man has been arrested with white heroin worth Rs 220 million. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has identified the arrested man as Rewaj Tighri, 52, of Maharashtra, India, according to its spokesperson, SP Durga Raj Regmi. Police said he was arrested while they were profiling suspicious passengers on suspicion of drug…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from Nepal, where the story is: Khabarhub English, Onlinekhabar English · how we count
- Nov 15, 7:14 AM UTCFirst reportIndian national arrested at TIA with drugs worth Rs 220 millionenglish.khabarhub.com ↗
- Nov 15, 7:38 AM UTC+24 min· you’re reading thisIndian national arrested with white heroin worth Rs 220 million at Kathmandu airportenglish.onlinekhabar.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 7:38 AM UTC · +24 min
[Claude] Both reports describe the same arrest of an Indian national with white heroin worth about Rs 220 million at Kathmandu's airport; the name spelling differs slightly (Tighri vs. Tighri/Rewaz), which is
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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