Prisoner Involved in Genji Movement Arrested

The Kathmandu District Court sentenced Dheeraj Motidhan Rai to life imprisonment on Ashwin 1, 2076 (September 17, 2019), and he had been on the run ever since. Police arrested him from Pachkhal Municipality-7, Kavre. Dheeraj Motidhan Rai escaped from the Central Jail Sundhara on Bhadra 24 (September 9, 2019) during the Genji movement protest. He has been sent back to Central Jail Jagannath Deval Sundhara for necessary legal proceedings. (24 Baishakh, Kathmandu)

Police apprehended Dheeraj Motidhan Rai, a 43-year-old fugitive defendant in a culpable homicide case residing in Pachkhal Municipality-7, Kavre, on Tuesday. The Kathmandu District Court had sentenced him to life imprisonment on Ashwin 1, 2076 BS (September 17, 2019). He was serving his sentence at Central Jail Sundhara when he escaped amid the Genji movement on Bhadra 24 (September 9, 2019). The arrest was made by the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office personnel from Teku, who located him in Shikharpur, Pachkhal Municipality-7, Kavre. Following his arrest, he was transferred back to Central Jail Jagannath Deval Sundhara for further action.