Fugitive Woman Convicted in Banking Fraud Case Arrested in Kathmandu

Kathmandu. Police have arrested 31-year-old Sadisha Pandey (Khanal), who was a fugitive after being convicted in a banking offense case, from Raniwan in Kathmandu. Pandey, originally from Rajapur Municipality-5 in Bardiya and currently residing in Raniwan, Nagarjun Municipality-1, Kathmandu, was taken into custody by a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Teku, on Thursday.

The Kathmandu District Court had convicted her and announced the sentence in the banking offense case on Baisakh 3, 2082, but she had been hiding to evade the execution of the verdict.

The court had sentenced Pandey to a fine of NPR 3,682,980, three days in jail, and ordered her to deposit NPR 147,319 into the Victim Relief Fund. This sentence was imposed after she was confirmed to have committed fraud in banking transactions, including check bouncing.

Pandey, who had been on the police wanted list for a long time, was apprehended near her residence based on a secret tip-off. Police stated that the arrested Pandey has been presented before the Kathmandu District Court to proceed with the process of serving her jail term and recovering the fine.