65 absconding defendants arrested in Banke in a month

Kathmandu: Police have arrested 65 absconding defendants in the month of Falgun ( February 13 and March 13) in Banke.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at the District Police Office, Deepak Patali said the District Police Office arrested 65 defendants who have been at large for a long time after committing various types of crimes and handed them over to the District Court.

Police arrested the absconding defendants and sentenced them to 15 years, two months and 18 days in jail and recovered a fine of Rs 435,055. According to the District Police Office, Nepalgunj Customs Office seized illegal customs goods worth Rs 1,471,875 from Nepalgunj and fined Rs 48,000 after seizing four tippers and two tractors for illegally extracting river-based products.

The District Police Office said that 102 people have been arrested in connection with 131 cases registered in the district in the month. A total of 65 pending cases have been settled during the period.

According to police, revenue of Rs 2,911,500 was collected by taking action against 3,614 vehicles in the traffic operation carried out in the district during the period.

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