BHADRAPUR, Aug 14: A man convicted of manslaughter and sentenced five years in jail has been arrested after 16 years on the run.
He is 50-year-old Lili Prasad Tamang alias Deuman of Goldhap VDC-2, Jhapa district. He was nabbed by police from hiding at his house on Tuesday, the District Police Office, Jhapa stated.[break]
The District Court, Jhapa had sentenced him in a murder case 16 years back.
Meanwhile, a person drowned while crossing a stream at Rajgadh in the district on Tuesday. The victim is identified as 40-year-old Birbal Rai. He drowned while crossing a local stream. The incident took place when he was bringing fodder for the cattle from a forest, police said.