Kumar Babu Nepali, a fugitive accused in a vehicular manslaughter case, has been arrested. According to the District Police Office in Gorkha, the 36-year-old resident of Palungtar Municipality–1 was apprehended on Wednesday.
Nine years ago, the District Court had sentenced Nepali to one year, ten months, and twenty-two days in prison for his involvement in the case. Since then, he had been on the run until his arrest on Wednesday.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Indra Prasad Subedi stated that Nepali was presented before the District Court on Thursday, after which he was sent to prison to serve his sentence.
Subedi also mentioned that a special police team had been mobilized to apprehend fugitives like him.