Bhaktapur Police Register 152 Criminal Cases in Past Month, 110 Arrested

Bhaktapur. In the district of Bhaktapur, 152 cases of criminal incidents were registered in the past month, and the police arrested 110 individuals in connection with various incidents.

The District Police Range, Bhaktapur, while making the report public on Monday, informed that two murder cases related to heinous and serious crimes occurred during the month of Magh, according to District Police Chief and Superintendent of Police Surya Bahadur Khadka.

According to him, cases registered include eight for narcotics, one for bigamy, 62 for banking fraud, seven for cheating, 16 for theft, one for gambling, and two for suicide.

 Thirty-two individuals involved in various incidents were sent to jail to serve their sentences, and two years, nine months, and one day of sentence execution have been served in prison. He informed that a fine and compensation amounting to NPR 6,747,080 were collected in various incidents.

Superintendent of Police Khadka informed that 36-year-old Lanam Tamang, a resident of Bhaktapur Municipality-3, originally from Kavre Timal Rural Municipality-9, was arrested and sent to jail for custody on charges of murdering 38-year-old Lalamaya Tamang in Banshagopal, Bhaktapur Municipality-3.

According to him, 27-year-old Pravin Bhandari, a resident of Sindhuli Kamalamai Municipality-6, was sent to jail for custody on charges of murdering his own mother, 50-year-old Sarita Bhandari, in a rented room in Kausalṭār, Madhyapur Thimi Municipality-3.

Out of 36 complaints filed regarding incidents of violence against women, 26 were settled through mediation, while 10 are under investigation. Out of 32 missing citizens, 23 have been found. He stated that out of 183 individuals who filed complaints for various incidents at the police station, 147 have been resolved, and out of 43 complaints received through the District Administration Office, 37 have been resolved.

Regarding traffic accidents, Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Javegu of the Range informed that 340 vehicles were involved in 227 traffic accidents in Magh, resulting in the death of five people. According to him, 115 people were injured in those incidents.

He further informed that police rescued 100 people in various accidents, took action against 1,607 vehicles during vehicle checking, and collected revenue of NPR 1,142,200 in fines.