Murder Accused Nabbed By Delhi Police 8 Years Later As He Escapes Nepal Prison Amid Unrest

Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 12:39 IST

Delhi Police apprehended a fugitive from Nepal, wanted in connection with a 2017 murder case, after he escaped Nepal’s prison amid the unrest.

Delhi Police apprehended a fugitive from Nepal, wanted in connection with a 2017 murder case. (Representative Image)

A wanted in connection with a 2017 murder case, who ran away from Nepal prison amid the recent unrest, has been apprehended by Delhi Police.

According to the police, the accused, Arjun alias Bhola, had been evading capture for eight years and had a bounty of Rs 1 lakh against him.

“Arjun alias Bhola, a fugitive from Nepal, who was wanted in connection with a murder case dating back to November 2017, in the limits of the New Ashok Nagar Police Station. Bhola had been evading capture for eight years and had been residing in Nepal for the past six and half years,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Harsh Indora waas quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

According to the police official, the accused was imprisoned in Nepal in connection with a separate murder case. He was reportedly caught at the Nepal-Bihar border in Raxaul as he attempted to flee amid political turmoil in the country.

“He was imprisoned in Nepal for a separate murder case, receiving a 25-year sentence. Following a recent jailbreak during civil unrest in Nepal, Bhola crossed into India, where he was apprehended based on intelligence sources. He was captured at the Nepal-Bihar border in Raxaul,” the official added.

Bhola is accused of committing a murder in Nepal similar to the one in India, involving the stabbing and decapitation of the mother of a friend’s girlfriend’s due to a refusal to consent to marriage.

According to ANI, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) apprehended 79 inmates, including four foreigners, while they were attempting to cross into India through various checkpoints along the India-Nepal border after fleeing different jails in Nepal amid the ongoing unrest in the Himalayan nation.

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