KATHMANDU: Nepal Police has arrested a fugitive accused of committing banking offenses.

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Friday arrested Andiram Ijam Limbu, 46, of Taplejung Phungling Municipality-11, currently staying at Budhanilkantha Municipality-3 Chapali.

CIB spokesperson and SP Shyam Kumar Mahato said that Limbu was arrested from Thimi in Bhaktapur yesterday.

He was on the run after the Patan High Court sentenced him to five days in prison and a fine of Rs 3 million on November 26, 2019.

Limbu had committed a banking offense by giving people signed checks of Siddhartha Bank even though there was no sufficient balance at his account.

He was handed over to Kathmandu District Court for necessary actions.