Convict who escaped prison during Gen-Z protests arrested for theft

Kathmandu. A man who escaped from prison while serving a sentence for rape, taking advantage of the Gen-Z movement, has been arrested for theft. The arrested individual is 31-year-old Umesh Puri, a resident of Tuwachung Jantarkhani Municipality-10, Khotang.

SP Manohar Bhatta of the Valley Crime Investigation Office told Rato Pati that he was arrested from Tinkune, Kathmandu, and sent to the Thimi Police Circle for further investigation. He was imprisoned for rape on 19 Shrawan 2082 and escaped from the Dillibazar Prison Office on 24 Bhadra.

SP Bhatta stated that on 2 Chaitra, he lured a person who had listed a scooter for sale online, claiming he wanted to buy it, and then fled with the scooter (Bagmati Province-02-043-P-5376) under the pretext of a test drive. A team from the Thimi branch of the Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested him from Tinkune on 22 Chaitra. The police have recovered the stolen scooter.

Previously, he was arrested in 2077 for polygamy in Chakraghatti, Sunsari, and in 2073 for theft in Khotang. The accused, who was arrested for the third time in a rape case, has now been arrested for the fourth time for theft. The Thimi Police Circle is conducting an investigation after obtaining a remand from the court.