Indian national arrested at TIA with drugs worth Rs 220 million
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 15, 2 of them from Nepal.
KATHMANDU: Police have arrested an Indian national at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu with 5.5 kilograms of white heroin valued at approximately Rs 220 million. The arrested individual has been identified as Rewaz Tighri, 52, a resident of Maharashtra, India, according to Durgaraj Regmi, Superintendent of Police (SP) and spokesperson for the Narcotics Control…
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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 report· you’re reading thisIndian national arrested at TIA with drugs worth Rs 220 millionenglish.khabarhub.com ↗
- Nov 15, 7:38 AM UTC+24 minIndian 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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