Banke Police Arrest 270 Fugitive Defendants, Collect Over NPR 33.5 Million in Fines Over Six Months

Nepalgunj. Police in Banke have arrested 270 fugitive defendants over the last six months and collected fines totaling NPR 33,534,498.

Police Deputy Superintendent Deepak Patali of the District Police Office informed that these individuals were sentenced to a total of 125 years, one month, and nine days in prison. He stated that during the period from Ashoj to Falgun end of the current fiscal year 2082/83, a total of 1,132 cases were registered in the district, leading to the arrest of 939 accused individuals.

Over the six-month period, police collected revenue amounting to NPR 19,560,493 by controlling illegal customs evasion. In the same operation, 49 people were arrested, and two vehicles, 21 motorcycles, and two e-rickshaws were seized.

In traffic enforcement, 15,667 vehicles across the district were penalized, resulting in the collection of NPR 12,719,500 in revenue. Furthermore, the District Police Office reported that NPR 625,500 in revenue was collected while seizing 52 vehicles during operations to control illegal extraction of riverine materials.

During the same period, 212 individuals were arrested under the campaign to control narcotics. Seized narcotics included 1 kilogram 500 grams 322 milligrams of brown sugar, four grams of hashish, five kilograms 66 grams 890 milligrams of marijuana, 500 milliliters of Phensedyl (Codeine cough syrup), 2,709 Nitrazepam tablets, and 4,172 Tramadol capsules.

Among those arrested were 191 Nepali men, nine women, and 12 Indian nationals. Meanwhile, investigations have been intensified by apprehending fugitive defendants involved in attempted murder and other serious incidents.

According to DSP Patali, Niraj Shahi, 30, from Bherimalika Municipality-4, Jajarkot, who was involved in an incident near Milan Cottage in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City-18 on Kartik 6, where three people were injured by attacks with iron rods and sharp weapons, was arrested on Kartik 24.