Police arrested Santosh Jalari, a 37-year-old inmate serving a 25-year prison sentence, in Pokhara on Tuesday afternoon, two days after he escaped from Kaski Prison. A joint team from the Provincial Police Office Pokhara and Kaski police found Jalari hiding at the New Jharna Guest House in Prithvi Chowk, according to the District Police Office Kaski. Jalari is a resident of Pokhara-18.
Arrest at Prithvi Chowk
Police located Jalari at the guest house after he had been on the run since escaping from Kaski Prison two days earlier. The arrest took place on Tuesday afternoon at the New Jharna Guest House, in the Prithvi Chowk area of Pokhara. The District Police Office Kaski identified the arrested man as Jalari and said he was serving a 25-year sentence.
The operation involved personnel from both the Provincial Police Office Pokhara and Kaski police. The two units found Jalari hiding inside the guest house, according to the information released by the district police office. The supplied details do not specify how police traced him to that location or describe the circumstances of his arrest.
Inmate Had Escaped From Kaski Prison
Jalari’s escape from Kaski Prison preceded his arrest by two days. Police apprehended him on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the period between his escape and his discovery in Pokhara to two days. The reported information does not provide further details about how he left the prison, when the escape was first reported to authorities, or whether anyone else was involved.
The District Police Office Kaski said Jalari was serving a 25-year prison term. The available details do not identify the offence connected to the sentence or state how much of the term he had served. They also do not specify whether any additional action has been taken following his arrest.
Police Identify Joint Team
The arrest was carried out by a team from the Provincial Police Office Pokhara and Kaski police. Their search led them to the New Jharna Guest House, where Jalari was found hiding. The police account identifies the location as Prithvi Chowk, an area in Pokhara, and names Jalari as a resident of Pokhara-18.
The case brings together three central details confirmed by police: Jalari had escaped from Kaski Prison two days before his arrest, he was serving a 25-year sentence, and officers found him at a guest house in Prithvi Chowk. No further information about the search, the escape itself or the next steps in the case was included in the details provided by the District Police Office Kaski.
