BARDIYA, Jan 25: Police have arrested a rape-convict 23 years after the crime was committed. Police arrested Prakash Shah of Thakur Baba Municipality-3 who had been absconding after a court convicted him of rape and announced a verdict against him 23 years ago. The court had sentenced Shah to one year and six months in prison.
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Shah was absconding since the court announced the verdict against him. The police arrested Shah while he was walking on the road in Thakur Baba Municipality-1, Bhurigaon. DSP Hikmat Bahadur Bohra of the District Police Office informed Republica that the police produced Shah before the court which sent him to jail to serve the term.
