Bikram Kumar Bisandar Chaitramani, who hails from Nagpur in Maharashtra, was arrested by police after he flew in from Dubai yesterday, ekantipur news portal reported.
Police official Bidur Chaudhary said Chaitramani had hidden two kilograms of gold in his shoes and worn a bracelet made of 500 grams of gold. To conceal the precious metal, the bracelet was painted silver.
He was kept in custody for further investigation.
In the past six months, Nepalese police have seized 37.67 kg of gold from smugglers, the report said.