However, he has not been declared unfit for government service in future, the Home Ministry today took the decision to this effect, Home Ministry spokesperson Shankar Prasad Koirala said. [break]
The government was not convinced with his clarifications to prove himself innocent in the issue during interrogations, sources said.
A three-member high-level probe committee under Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Bhisma Prasai was formed to investigate into the matter.
Police had arrested Indian national Soni with nine different foreign currencies totaling Rs 12.4 million from aboard a Fly Dubai plane at TIA on October 6, 2012.
The illegal currencies was seized when a man, Milan KC, called the duty officer of TIA claiming that Fly Dubai Aircraft had a bomb which was followed by a police check of the aircraft.
Shrestha was allegedly involved in smuggling of currencies.
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