Rape Convict Arrested in Siraha After Being on the Run

February 4, 2025
Rape Convict Arrested in Siraha After Being on the Run

The accused, who was convicted in a rape case by the Siraha District Court, has been arrested.

The arrested individual has been identified as 45-year-old Bhogindra Paswan, also known as Bhogi, a resident of Lahan Municipality-24, according to DSP Birendra Kumar Paswan, spokesperson for the Siraha District Police Office.

According to him, the accused Paswan had been on the run during the investigation following the rape incident. He was arrested by a team from the Area Police Office, Lahan, on Sunday at 3 PM. On Monday, he was presented before the Siraha District Court and sent to Siraha Prison to serve his sentence, DSP Paswan informed.

The Rajbiraj Bench of the High Court Janakpur had sentenced him to 14 years in prison and imposed a fine of NPR 25,000 on Falgun 9, 2080 (February 21, 2024).

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