Fugitive Convict in Sexual Assault Case Rearrested in Lalitpur
Lalitpur. Police have rearrested a convict in a rape case who was on the run from Nakkhu Prison, in Lagankhel, Lalitpur.
Anish Bhujel, also known as Ashok, who escaped from Nakkhu Prison Office during the 'Jailbreak Movement' that took place on Bhadra 23 and 24, was arrested by the police on the evening of Falgun 3.
The police team, acting on a secret tip-off that 22-year-old Bhujel, originally from Phasku, Ward No. 7, Sailung Rural Municipality, Dolakha, and currently residing in Bholdhoka, Lalitpur, was hiding in the Lagankhel Bus Park area, took him into custody. Bhujel, upon his arrest, had been convicted by the Bhaktapur District Court on Asar 22, 2079, for the charge of forcibly raping a 13-year-old minor.
The court had sentenced him to 12 years in prison and a fine of 5 lakh rupees. Following his escape from prison, the search for him had been intensified.
The police apprehended him around 5:45 PM from Lagankhel Bus Park and sent him back to Nakkhu Prison Office for necessary legal action.
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