KATHMANDU: Lalitpur police have arrested Dorje Tamang, also known as Mein Dorje, of Shanishchare Municipality–10, who had been absconding for six years in connection with the murder of Deepak Limbu of Pathari, Morang.
Tamang, who had been on the run since April 2020, was apprehended on Tuesday from Bungamati, Ward 22 of Lalitpur Metropolitan City. He was transferred to Morang the following day, according to Superintendent of Police Chakraraj Joshi, spokesperson for the Lalitpur District Police Office.
A team led by Police Inspector Shashidhar Sharma, in-charge of the Bhainsepati Police Division, arrested Tamang based on a tip-off. He had reportedly changed his permanent address and had been living in hiding.
An arrest warrant had been issued against him in April 2020, following a complaint filed by Man Bahadur Limbu, police said.
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