Crime

Prisoner serving rape sentence escapes from Koshi Hospital

Prisoner serving rape sentence escapes from Koshi Hospital

KATHMANDU: 24-year-old Aryan Mohamed Ahmed Khan, who was incarcerated at Morang District Jail after being found guilty of rape, broke out of Koshi Hospital. He had been brought to the hospit...

3 individuals arrested on suspicion of raping 13-year-old girl

3 individuals arrested on suspicion of raping 13-year-old girl

KATHMANDU: On Tuesday evening, police arrested three individuals Shikhar Bhandari (37), Tilak Raj Giri (27), and Subash Ban Gossai (23) on charges of raping a 13-year-old girl. All three are...

Man arrested in connection with murder of Professor Dharma Raj Bista

Man arrested in connection with murder of Professor Dharma Raj Bista

KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office announced on Wednesday that they have arrested Ranjan Khadka in connection to the murder of Professor Dharma Raj Bista of the Nepal...

Nine arrested for gambling in Kathmandu

Nine arrested for gambling in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: Nine people involved in illicit gaming were arrested on Monday night during a raid in Chundevi, Kathmandu, by the District Police Office, Kathmandu, and Maharajgunj Police Station...

Noida police arrest man for smuggling e-cigarettes worth INR 800,000

Noida police arrest man for smuggling e-cigarettes worth INR 800,000

KATHMANDU: A man was arrested by Noida Police in a huge bust for allegedly smuggling e-cigarettes worth INR 800,000 (about Rs 1.2 million). Riyaz Ahmad, 35, a resident of Udham Singh Nagar,...

Tibetan citizen arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl

Tibetan citizen arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl

KATHMANDU: Police have detained Rincho Nima, a 48-year-old Tibetan resident of Manhakal in Kathmandu Metropolitan City-6, on charges of raping an 11-year-old girl. Sunday night, the arrest h...

Suspect arrested attempting to break into ATM in Balaju

Suspect arrested attempting to break into ATM in Balaju

KATHMANDU: Police have arrested Radhe Shyam Baitha, an 18-year-old from Yamunamai Rural Municipality-1, Rautahat, currently residing in Kalanki, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-14, for attemptin...

Kathmandu police apprehend leader of hiking robbery gang

Kathmandu police apprehend leader of hiking robbery gang

KATHMANDU: In a special operation by the Kathmandu District Police Range, police apprehended a suspect involved in robbing hikers in the Kathmandu Valley. The operation was initiated followi...

Police arrest 2 individuals with counterfeit Nepali currency

Police arrest 2 individuals with counterfeit Nepali currency

KATHMANDU: Police have arrested Najare Aalam, 32, and Imamul Hak Darji, 24, both from Godaita Municipality-8, Sarlahi, for possessing counterfeit Nepali currency. The arrests took place on T...

2 arrested with Rs 1.2 million in undisclosed cash in Tanahun

2 arrested with Rs 1.2 million in undisclosed cash in Tanahun

KATHMANDU: The District Police Office has detained two individuals, Laxman KC (20) and Sushan KC (25), after recovering Rs 1.2 million in undisclosed cash from them. The arrest occurred at D...

CIB probes murder of former State Minister Ram Chandra Rai

CIB probes murder of former State Minister Ram Chandra Rai

KATHMANDU: An investigation has been opened by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) into the death of former State Minister Ram Chandra Rai. Tuesday's House of Representatives (HoR) mee...

Man arrested for assaulting female police officer at Supreme Court during interrogation

Man arrested for assaulting female police officer at Supreme Court during interrogation

KATHMANDU: A man has been arrested for misbehaving with a female police officer at the Supreme Court. Luma Choudhary, 28, an employee at Lincoln Law Firm in Maitighar, Kathmandu, was taken i...