1,162 fugitives arrested in Valley in three months

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Nov. 7 : Police arrested 1,162 absconding convicts in Kathmandu Valley over the first three months of the current fiscal year (mid-July to mid-October) as part of a special campaign to maintain law and order and control crime. According to the Kathmandu Valley Police Office, Ranipokhari, the arrests led to the implementation of 302 years, four months and 18 days of prison sentences and the recovery of fines amounting to Rs.

157.89 million. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Gobinda Thapaliya, Spokesperson for the office, said 67 additional prisoners who had escaped from various prisons and detention centres were also arrested during the period. Police conducted 23,243 mobile patrols, 20,887 foot patrols and 11,349 motorcycle patrols, alongside 6,017 regular and surprise checks.

During the three months, police registered 444 drug-related cases and arrested 378 people, seizing cannabis, heroin, pollen and nearly 296,000 ampoules and tablets of various drugs. Similarly, five people were arrested in four hundi-related cases, involving a claimed amount of Rs.