Escaped convict recaptured in Kathmandu after months on the run

Kathmandu. Police have recaptured a prisoner who had escaped from the Central Jail in Jagannathdeval, apprehending him in Manmaiju, Kathmandu. Kamal B.K. from Dhading, who managed to flee during the protests led by the Gen-Z group against the then-government in Bhadra 2082, was taken into custody by a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office.

38-year-old Kamal B.K., also known as Jhyaple Kamal Neupane, was serving a 10-year prison sentence for a homicide case. He escaped from the prison on Bhadra 24, 2082, taking advantage of the chaos caused by protests held by a group of youths and teenagers on Bhadra 23 and 24. After escaping, he had been hiding in various locations across Kathmandu.

Following a long search, police received a tip-off that he was residing in the Manmaiju area of Tarakeshwar Municipality Ward No. 9. Acting on this information, the Crime Investigation Office team successfully arrested him on Baishakh 7. Superintendent of Police and Information Officer Rameshwor Karki stated that B.K., a permanent resident of Dhusa, Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality Ward No. 7, Dhading, has been sent back to the Central Jail in Jagannathdeval to serve the remainder of his sentence after completing the necessary legal procedures.