1,162 fugitives arrested in Valley in three months
Summary
Police arrested 1,162 absconding convicts in Kathmandu Valley over the first three months of the fiscal year as part of a special campaign to maintain law and order. The operation also led to arrests in drug, hundi, customs evasion and gambling cases, along with large seizures of drugs, cash and firecrackers.
Key Points
- Police arrested 1,162 absconding convicts in Kathmandu Valley in the first three months of the current fiscal year and enforced 302 years, four months and 18 days of prison sentences.
- During the same period, police registered 444 drug-related cases, arresting 378 people and seizing cannabis, heroin, pollen and nearly 296,000 drug tablets and ampoules.
- Police also arrested suspects in hundi, customs evasion, illegal gold and silver trading, and gambling cases, recovering millions of rupees.
- A month-long festival security campaign deployed 8,668 personnel and led to more arrests for gambling and illegal firecracker trading.
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