Man held for smuggling fertiliser to Nepal

Pithoragarh: A 22-year-old man was held in Champawat on Thursday evening for trying to smuggle fertiliser to Nepal. A vehicle carrying 54 bags of fertiliser was also impounded by the cops. “The accused Ravi Bhat has confessed that he procured the fertiliser from Khatema and was going to sell it at a higher price in Nepal,” said Lokswar Singh, SP champawat.The official added that the accused has been handed over to the custom officer for further probe.