A fugitive defendant in a murder case has been arrested after 16 years in Rautahat.
Jitan Mahato Nunia, 52, from Katahariya Municipality-1, was arrested 16 years after the crime, as confirmed by Inspector Uma Shankar Prasad, Acting Information Officer at the District Police Office in Rautahat.
Jitan has been remanded for further investigation. He is accused of murdering his brother’s wife, Sharada Devi. Her body was found buried in a field on January 11, 2009. Since then, Jitan had been on the run.