POKHARA: Kaski Police arrested 32 absconding convicts in the month of Asoj as part of an intensified campaign to bring those who have evaded court sentences to justice.
According to the District Police Office, Kaski, the arrested individuals include 23 men and nine women who had been convicted in various cases but had been evading their prison sentences.
The convicts have been handed over to the court for the enforcement of their prison sentences and recovery of fines, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Kumar Paswan, the office’s information officer.
Paswan said the arrests resulted in the recovery of a total of 12 years, six months and eight days in prison sentences, along with fines amounting to Rs. 1,666,972.
The arrested individuals had been convicted of offences including cheque dishonour, fraudulent transactions, banking offences, vehicular homicide and indecent behaviour.
Police have stepped up efforts to apprehend absconding convicts. In Bhadra, 56 such individuals were arrested, while 112 people were arrested in connection with ongoing criminal cases last month, the office said.
In Asoj, police registered 159 criminal cases, including 25 involving serious and heinous crimes, seven related to women, children and senior citizens, 24 economic offences and 103 other crimes. During the same period, police also received 69 complaints related to social violence.