A 29-year-old Indian national was arrested at a house in Tinchuli Chowk, Kathmandu, after police found illegally stored firecrackers and expired chocolates at the premises, the District Police Range Kathmandu said. The man, identified as Raman Kumar Patel, lives in Tinchuli in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-6 and is originally from India. Police made the arrest public on November 3, 2026, saying the chocolates were intended for use in making Bhai Masala during Tihar.
Arrest in Tinchuli
Patel was held at a house in Tinchuli Chowk, in the same neighbourhood where he is described as a resident. The District Police Range Kathmandu identified him as a 29-year-old Indian national. The information made public by police connected the arrest to two kinds of seized items: firecracker-related explosive materials and expired chocolates.
Police said the firecrackers had been stored illegally. The materials were described as related to firecrackers, rather than as a separate supply of explosives with another specified purpose. The summary of the police information does not give a quantity for the seized items or describe the precise type of firecrackers involved.
The arrest was publicly reported on November 3. The available details identify the location and the items police said they seized, but do not specify when the materials were brought to the house or how long they had been stored there. The published reports also do not provide further information about the circumstances leading officers to the premises.
Expired chocolates and Bhai Masala
Alongside the firecracker-related materials, police found expired chocolates. According to the District Police Range Kathmandu, the chocolates were intended for making Bhai Masala during Tihar. The police account links the chocolates to that intended use, but the available information does not state how many packets were recovered, when they expired or whether any had been prepared for sale.
The reported combination of items gives the arrest two distinct elements: the illegal storage of firecrackers and the presence of expired chocolates reportedly meant for a festival product. Police did not provide further details about how the chocolates were to be used or distributed. Nor did the information made public specify whether any finished Bhai Masala was found at the location.
The case has been reported by Nepal Press, Khabarhub and Ratopati. Their reports describe Patel's arrest in Kathmandu and the materials police said were seized.
What police have made public
The details released by police identify Patel, give his age and place of residence in Kathmandu, and name Tinchuli Chowk as the location of the arrest. They also describe the firecrackers as illegally stored and the chocolates as expired and intended for making Bhai Masala during Tihar. These are the facts disclosed in the account of the arrest.
The available reports do not state whether Patel was formally charged, whether he appeared before a court, or what further action police planned. They also do not provide details about the source of the firecrackers or chocolates. Without those details, the reported case remains focused on the arrest and the items police said they found at the Tinchuli house.
Police made the arrest public on November 3, 2026. The District Police Range Kathmandu's account places the incident in Tinchuli Chowk and identifies the seized items as firecracker-related explosive materials and expired chocolates. No additional information about the investigation or its outcome was included in the details provided.
