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A Nepalese minister indicated that it may take weeks or months for the tainted doctor to be sent to India.
"We know the sensitivity of India and the deportation will be made after completing necessary legal procedures," Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Ram Chandra Poudyal told a press conference.
When asked about the time frame for deportation, he said, "I cannot tell the exact time, it may take weeks or months, but certainly not years."
As Nepal police plans to lodge a case against Kumar on Sunday in a court, a senior police official said his deportation to India will not be a problem.
Even if the case for alleged violation of foreign currency laws is filed by police against Kumar, his deportation is possible, said Nepal police spokesman Sushil Barsingh Thapa.
According to Nepalese law it is a punishable crime to carry foreign currency without prior declaration. Kumar was allegedly carrying Euro 1.45 lakh and USD 18,900 in cash and an Indian bank draft of Rs 9.36 lakh when he was arrested from a jungle resort in Southern Nepal on Thursday.
"Such a case is new for us. His crime is limited to possessing illegal foreign currency and he has not done any other crime in Nepal, I think his deportation will take place soon after fulfilling legal formalities here," Thapa said.
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