Kathmandu Metropolitan Police have arrested a man for stealing streetlights.
The suspect, 34-year-old Sudip Basnet, is originally from Bhimsen Municipality-8, Dolakha, and currently resides in Kageshwari Manohara-7, Kadaghari. A theft case has been filed against him at the Kathmandu District Court.
Streetlights and traffic island lights in the Koteshwor area had been disappearing frequently, prompting authorities to increase surveillance. During an operation, Basnet was caught in the act of stealing a streetlight.
According to police reports, he was arrested on Falgun 15 (Feb/March). He later admitted to the crime, stating, “I was drunk that day. I sat in the garden in the middle of the road, saw the light, and decided to take it home. I put it in my pocket, and that’s when the police caught me.”
The stolen light, worth Rs. 4,358, was recovered, and Basnet was handed over to the Koteshwor Police Station. A case has been registered against him for theft.
