Srinagar: A 42-year-old man from Odisha was arrested by Army with Nepali currency in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district yesterday.

The arrested has been identified as Durjyadhan Maharaja of Kuligam village in Ganjam district.

He was caught by a local army unit around 3.30 pm and handed over to Uri police for further action. As many as 126 Nepal currency coins and one thousand Nepal currency note was recovered from his possession.